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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW  
RF-output ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC (8R14 / C batteries)
Current RX 1.2 A max 50 mA
TX - Max 400 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1976 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
165 × 63 × 185 mm
(6.50 × 2.48 × 7.28 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC MIZUHO-MK-000610