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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-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
? 0.2 µV (12dB 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
? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 60dB
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-80 m + WARC VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W 5-50 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 0.8-1A ? ?
TX 20A max. ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
? 57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II WOUXUN-KG-000816