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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.135-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC Mains or 24V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 2009 and 201x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B ALINCO-DX-SR000008 JRC-NRD-000075