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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.04-100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 153-29999 kHz / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Dual conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4 x LR6/AA or 9 V DC
Current RX 4 A ?
TX 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
200 × 133 × 38 mm
(7.87 × 5.24 × 1.50 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 730 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 406 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9 / 10 kHz switch
Alpha tagging
Auto Tuning System
RF Gain Control
FM RDS/RDBS
3.2 x 1.7" LCD screen
Aux Audio Input
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S SANGEAN-ATS-000909X