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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ± 1 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 0.135-30 MHz 2-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) 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
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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)
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Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
2-12 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 10/12.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC 24V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2009 and 201x Between 1958 and 1970 in Netherlands
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
245 × 475 × 295 mm
(9.65 × 18.70 × 11.61 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 21.50 kg (47.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R ALINCO-DX-SR000008 VAN-DER-HEEM-GRC-003030