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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ? ≤ 1 kHz per °C temperature change after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz 150-180 / 180-220 / 220-270 / 270-330 / 330-400 / 400-500 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   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
29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
Better than 10 µV (S/N 15 dB)
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
? 20 kHz @ -6 dB / 50 kHz @ -20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 50 MHz
2nd: 5.2 MHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD 2.6 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 12V DC Mains (100; 200; 230 V)
Current RX 0.8-1A ? 90 VA
TX 20A max. - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 1964 and 1969 in Great Britain
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008 EDDYSTONE-000770U-/-MKII