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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
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 - 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 12 W SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/SSB ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 COLT-000485-BLACK-SHADOW ALINCO-DX-SR000008