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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 1 ppm ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.135-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 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
? 0.14 µV typical
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)
? 70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? 75 dB typical
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ? 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 200 W 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC Mains 7.2V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 20-310 mA
TX 20 A max ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-SR000008 YAESU-FTDX005000 ICOM-IC-V000080