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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 306 ~ USD 486
USD 252 ~ USD 485
GBP 166
EUR 121 ~ EUR 217
CAD 193
Rating 5 reviews 2 reviews
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 ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.150-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A
TX 20 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 KENWOOD-TS-000430S