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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
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)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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)
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
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX Max 30 W 1 A max
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000095S-1A ALINCO-DX-SR000008