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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 150 W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? 400 mA (squelched) 15 W
TX ? Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021