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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps ? 40 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters Optional 500 Hz CW filter ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Single / Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
21.4 / 3.4 MHz 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 500 mW or AF output socket 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2.5-25 W - SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna N-type Proprietary SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50 Ω
Other - Dezifix B (R&S) -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.1-1.3 A 110 VA 4 A
TX 7.5 A max - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V ? ?
Accessories High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000475E ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 ICOM-IC-000732S