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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 2.2 A
TX Max 18 A - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 JRC-NRD-000091 YAESU-FT-000920AF