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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Headless Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm ±1 ppm after calibration
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.5-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation)
Filters ? ? 0-1.7, 1.7-2.1, 2.1-3.0, 3.0-4.2, 4.2-6.0, 6.0-8.4, 8.4-12.0, 12-17, 17-24, 24-32 or OFF (0-40 MHz Wide-Band Mode)
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. 735 kHz 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz > 70 dB 90 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8V DC ±15% 5V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A 700 mA
TX - 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2004 and 20xx Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? USB 2.0 interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF ALINCO-DX-000801 PERSEUS-SDR