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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF 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 ppm
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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 ? >12 kHz (-6 dB), <35 kHz (-60 dB) 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 300/300 mW (500 mW with 6 VDC external) SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.7V DC Li-Io pack or 6V DC external 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 19-70 mA 1 A max
TX ? Max 320 mA 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions ? 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight ? 98 gr (3.5 oz) including battery 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF CTCSS. PC-programmable ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000206T ALINCO-DJ-C000006E ALINCO-DX-SR000008