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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
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 ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output 100 mW More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 10-140 mA 1 A max
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007100 ALINCO-DX-SR000008