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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 ppm ± 7 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.135-30 MHz 28-29.695 MHz 142-162 / 347-400 / 850-935 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
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
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
28-29.695 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 2/5/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 12 V DC / 4×AA batteries
Current RX 1 A max 400-600 mA ?
TX 20 A max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
67 × 175 × 40 mm
(2.64 × 6.89 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-SR000008 ALINCO-DR-000003T YUPITERU-MVT-003000