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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   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
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
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 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC ? 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 1 A max
TX Max 20 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X EICO-000740E ALINCO-DX-SR000008