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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 306 ~ USD 486
EUR 266
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 ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A
TX 20 A max 19 A max

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)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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
IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 YAESU-FT-000757GX