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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

Current value
GBP 242
EUR 290
EUR 483
USD 580
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
Image rejection ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W 20-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 1.5 A
TX Max 20 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562