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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Military Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz ? ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM  
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 - 10-80m ?
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features PBT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A HEATHKIT-SB-000221 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000055