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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 kHz 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Filters ? ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW High: 10 W, Low: 1 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 35-150 mA Max 500 mA 100 VA max
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A Max 2.3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
? Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E ICOM-IC-000024E ICOM-IC-R009500