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Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ≥ 1.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (30 minutes) (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 0.5-30 MHz (continuous) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
≥ 0.45 µV ?
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 0.5 W 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15m 160-6 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? 5 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 1 A max 500 mA 1.7 A
TX - 2.5 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 2022 and 20xx in China Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Headless

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 XIEGU-G000001M FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400