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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? 25kHz 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9V DC or 6×AA 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX ? 200 mA 35 W
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight ? 395 gr (13.9 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 7 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT DRAKE-MSR-000002