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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 143-149 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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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: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 143.005-148.995 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 300-600 mA
TX - Max 20 A 3-6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000043 ICOM-IC-000725 KDK-FM-002030