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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB > 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.6-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 50 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15% 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX ? 1.2 A 660 mA
TX ? 20 A 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
Detachable front panel 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S ALINCO-DX-000701 XIEGU-X005105