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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  40m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 15 + 40m 10-80m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 1/10 W SSB/CW: 1 kW (PEP), AM: 400 W, RTTY: 650 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
500 × 280 × 400 mm
(19.69 × 11.02 × 15.75 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 JRC-JST-000010A HEATHKIT-HA-000010-WARRIOR