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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 10-160 m 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC ? 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 35-150 mA ? 90-290 mA
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1975 and 197x Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
? Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2