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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile SSB / AM transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
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
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 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)
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 4 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 1 A max ? 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 1977 and 1981 in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 GEMTRONICS-GTX-000077 EDDYSTONE-000730/8