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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FM
(0.5~1.8 MHz) 0 dBµV (1 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) -12 dBµV (0.25 µV)
AM
(1KHz, 30% modulation) (0.5~1.8MHz) +20 dBµV (10 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) +6 dBµV (2 µV)
FM
-6dbuV (0.5 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz/-6 dB, 4.7 kHz /-60 dB
AM-Wide/FM: 8 kHz/-6 dB, 30 kHz/-50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ? 10 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% ? Mains
Current RX 0.8-1A ? ?
TX 20A max. - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
? ?
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000077T EDDYSTONE-E000958/7N HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051