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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  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  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 100 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 150 VA
TX 20 A ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 1987 and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSU options Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-007850