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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m 9 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
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
? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% ? Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX 0.8-1A ? ?
TX 20A max. ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T HEATHKIT-SB-000104A WINRADIO-WR-G000303E