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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
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 ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system Blanc-tone receiver ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥60dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 4W or less FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 201x in Switzerland Between 2013 and 20xx in China Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 300 × 110 × 180 mm
(11.81 × 4.33 × 7.09 in)
? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAMPFL-MINI-SWRX PUXING-PX-UV000973 ALINCO-DX-SR000009