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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz Unknown 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC ? V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
? 62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 PUMA-000008 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S