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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.690-27.280 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.690-27.280 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 0.1 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
90 × 320 × 60 mm
(3.54 × 12.60 × 2.36 in)
?
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 MINIX-000050-T/2 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586)