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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-35 MHz 118-136 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 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
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Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB 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 optional CW filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 2010 and 201x 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 Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000036 ALINCO-DX-R000008 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S