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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) 9 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 WHISTLER-WS001010