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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   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
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
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: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W Max 100 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 0.8-1A 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX 20A max. 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T KENWOOD-TS-000520S COBRA-000025-NW-ST