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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
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
? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
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)
? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection 70 dB ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 8 W, external speaker required 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 2.2 A max
TX - - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 2016 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D YAESU-FT-000991A