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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB >90 dB! ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   -
RF-output 100 W/100 W (AM: 40/40 W) 0-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC 12V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 2 A max 300 mA
TX Max 25 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 178 × 58 × 230 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 9.06 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable panel. CTCSS. RS-232C. DSP Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000070TH TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) NASA-TARGET-HF000003