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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM mono   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
? -
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
? -
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single / double conversion -
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB ? -
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 2.5 W, external speaker required -

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 600 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? Mains (100~240V AC auto sensing)
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? -
TX - - 7.5 A @ 240 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
? 232 × 142 × 392 mm
(9.13 × 5.59 × 15.43 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? Input power: 100W max
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 TOKYO HY-POWER-HL-000001.1KFX