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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
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
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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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
SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W Max 100/100/100/50/10 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX 0.8-1A Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX 20A max. Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T KENWOOD-TS-002000X COBRA-000025-LX-LCD