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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m 144-160 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   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
? < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 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
? ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ? 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-80 m 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ? High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% ? 9.6 V DC
Current RX 0.8-1A ? 35-150 mA
TX 20A max. ? 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
? 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T HEATHKIT-SB-000104A ALINCO-ALM-000203T