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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF airband receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 118-136 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity ? ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 9 V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VFO Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000707 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537 ELAD-FDM-S000002