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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 x10-6 or better ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM: 12.0 kHz
+/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 2 A N/A
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan Between 1966 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C AGC
Attenuator
Carry Handle
Dial Lock
Dimmer
Dual Clock-Timer
Dual NB
Dual VFOs
IF Shift
Mute Terminals
Notch
Record Activation
Record Jack
S-Meter
Scan
Squelch
Sweep
Tilt Bar
Tone Control
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000761 KENWOOD-R-005000 YAESU-FR-000050