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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF 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)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
-16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-S000022