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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FM
(0.5~1.8 MHz) 0 dBµV (1 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) -12 dBµV (0.25 µV)
AM
(1KHz, 30% modulation) (0.5~1.8MHz) +20 dBµV (10 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) +6 dBµV (2 µV)
FM
-6dbuV (0.5 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD
? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW/AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz/-6 dB, 4.7 kHz /-60 dB
AM-Wide/FM: 8 kHz/-6 dB, 30 kHz/-50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB 25 dB ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD 1 W 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W 3 W PEP ±20% -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 0.8-1A 55 mA max 90-290 mA
TX 20A max. 125 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T SEMCOSET-SEMCO UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT