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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 660 mA
TX Max 20 A 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 XIEGU-X005105