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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 1 ppm ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.135-30 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
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
? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 10 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX 1 A max - 6-170 mA
TX 20 A max ? 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 1952 and 195x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
? 61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-SR000008 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-A ICOM-IC-000002A