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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
USD 271
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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)
AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-R000072DC