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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 271
EUR 150 ~ EUR 310
USD 800
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Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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)
Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
Selectivity 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)
2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB Better than 65 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal
Current RX 1.2 A max 130-300 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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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)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC LOWE-HF-000150