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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
2 meter transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 1 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.135-30 MHz 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   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
? 0.35 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)
? 16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
- 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 6 V DC 13.6 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 180-800 mA
TX 20 A max - 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 2010 and 20xx in China Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
64 × 140 × 190 mm
(2.52 × 5.51 × 7.48 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-SR000008 GRUNDIG-G000003 REGENCY-HR-000002B