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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 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)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A Max 450 mA 1 A max
TX Max 20 A Max 10 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 53 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 YAESU-FT-000715H ALINCO-DX-SR000009