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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 0.8 A ? 1.2 A max
TX Max 10 A Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000010H ICOM-IC-000028H ICOM-IC-R000072DC