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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
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Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 150 VA max 100-300 mA
TX 760 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP SAILOR-R000103