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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  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX 4 A ?
TX 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S HEATHKIT-GR-000078