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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 50-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 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
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Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 50-160 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
? 133 × 128 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.04 × 6.50 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 24 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 KRACO-002455FM HEATHKIT-HM-002102