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General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.54-20 MHz in five bands
(0.54-1.16 / 1.16-2.5 / 2.5-5 / 5-10 / 10-20 MHz)
0.5-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: ? W ? 0.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Separate PSU 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX ? ? 660 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000022E HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-X XIEGU-X005105