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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
EUR 483
USD 580
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
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 0.1-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 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 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) 20-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A
TX ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 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 Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562