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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized 10 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB  
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
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
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)
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR ?
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 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range ?-? MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 8 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 11.7 - 15.8V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-DX-000044V ALINCO-DX-SR000009 HEATHKIT-HW-000100