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Marine Shortwave receiver IMR54

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 15 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 kHz: 4-20 µV (10 dB S/N)
160-1500 kHz: 6-10 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.5-4 MHz: 1.5-3 µV (10 dB S/N)
4-10 MHz: 2-6 µV (10 dB S/N)
10-31 MHz: 2-10 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? Wide, Intermediate, Narrow and Very narrow settings.
500 Hz ... 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW ? W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ? Mains (110-250 V AC)
Current RX 16-150 mA ? 82 W
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1952 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
? 747 × 385 × 451 mm
(29.41 × 15.16 × 17.76 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 ? 60.90 kg (134.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002IE SOMMERKAMP-TS-000740-SSB EDDYSTONE-000700