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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 10-80 m 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
? 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 TV-antenne - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000160 HEATHKIT-SB-000301 ALINCO-DX-SR000008