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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Professional HF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 60 W 300 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1970 and 1987 in Sweden Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Remote control
FSK demodulation option
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 SRT-CR000302A NASA-TARGET-HF000003