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The Milspec 1030 followed the Signal/One CX-7 and Signal/One CX-11 top-of-the-line transceivers made by Signal/One. The "introductory" price of the radio shown above was USD 5740.00. As its name and pricetag suggest, the Milspec 1030 was manufactured to unusually high quality standards.
Introduced in 1981, The Milspec 1030 was an effort to upstage the popular Collins KWM-380 transceiver with a second-generation synthesizer design.
The Milspec 1030's front panel clearly resembles that of the KWM-380, with front-mounted speaker, meter, button, knob and display layouts closely mimicing the Collins styling. The large black power toggle switch is identical to that used in the Collins.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m
- Frequency stability
- 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Receiver
- RX-range
- 10 kHz - 30 MHz
- Modulations
- AM CW USB LSB AFSK
- Sensitivity
- 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
- Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne
- IF-frequencies
- 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Image rejection
- 80 dB
- Audio output
- ?
Transmitter
- TX-range
- 1.6-30 MHz
- Modulations
- CW USB LSB AFSK
- RF-output
- 150 W (200 W high power option)
Connections
- Antenna
- SO-239
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 12-15V DC or mains
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- Max 40 A
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 412 × 198 × 452 mm (16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
- Weight
- 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 3970
- MPN
- SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
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New and second-hand prices
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Based on historic data, today's second-hand price of the Signal/One Milspec 1030 is around:
- USD 5686.00
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