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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1972 and 197x in West Germany Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 BRAUN-SE-000280 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190