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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF SWR Analyser
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? N/A 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 1.8-170 MHz
160-2 m
0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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 ? 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 - ? -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC ? Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 1 A max - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1972 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
? 440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 MFJ-000209 GALAXY-R-001530