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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 271
USD 799
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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  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
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)
<.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
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)
34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB >60 dB typical
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 1.2 A max 1.5 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
DSP
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 TEN-TEC-RX-000350