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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.54-31 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 4.5 kHz 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50-80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SP-200 speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000022E HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077