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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   SSTV  
Sensitivity ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 40-15 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   SSTV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: ? W ? 3.5-8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) 350 mA
TX ? - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
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Weight ? 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000022E ICOM-IC-R000006 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005