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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 2.2-3 A ?
TX Max 20 A Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1958 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-000746-PRO HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK III