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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FM
(0.5~1.8 MHz) 0 dBµV (1 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) -12 dBµV (0.25 µV)
AM
(1KHz, 30% modulation) (0.5~1.8MHz) +20 dBµV (10 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) +6 dBµV (2 µV)
FM
-6dbuV (0.5 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
FM: 2µV
MW: 14µV
SW: 0.5µV
Selectivity SSB/CW/AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz/-6 dB, 4.7 kHz /-60 dB
AM-Wide/FM: 8 kHz/-6 dB, 30 kHz/-50 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX 0.8-1A 1.3-1.6 A 7W
TX 20A max. 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 503 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T ICOM-IC-007000 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002200