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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) 13.8V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A 100-300 mA
TX ? Max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX Twin RX 12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-000970E SAILOR-R000103