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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 50-52 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) ? SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL for TX Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) 5 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains Mains Mains (120 or 230 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 150 VA max
TX ? ? 760 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) ? 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K CLEGG-000099'ER ICOM-IC-000775DSP