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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30-330 MHz VHF/UHF
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 900 mA ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 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 ICOM-IC-000720A ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002045