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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
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
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
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)
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Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
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 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX 1 A max ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 BAOFENG-UV-000050X3