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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-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
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
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
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB 60dB
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 7.4 V DC
Current RX 0.8-1A ?
TX 20A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T WOUXUN-KG-000816