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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
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Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output requires headphones / external speaker 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP) SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32V DC (28V nominal) 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX 30 W 1.2 A
TX 140 W 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-VRC-000321 ALINCO-DX-000701