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Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes) +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
100 kHz - 30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ≥ 0.45 µV 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 350 mA 400-600 mA
TX - 1.2 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 XIEGU-X000001M ALINCO-DR-000735T