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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80m
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 9.5V DC Mains
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX - Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A JIM-MX-000006S HEATHKIT-SB-000221