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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-tuner 14-bit SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 1 kHz - 2 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity -15 dB micro or less (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? Ten high-selectivity front-end filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Zero IF, All IF bandwidths
Low IF, IF bandwidths ≤ 1.536MHz
Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 5 / 45 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/1kΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX 0.5 A 1.5 A 185-320 mA
TX 9.5 A max 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 149 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.87 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
95 × 80 × 30 mm
(3.74 × 3.15 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 110 gr (3.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
USB 2.0 (high speed) type B socket
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000110T KENWOOD-TS-000140S SDRPLAY-RSPDUO