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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Low-power DCR HT

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 6.25 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 142.934375-142.984375 / 146.934375-146.984375 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 142.934375-142.984375 / 146.934375-146.984375 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 800 mA 4 A ?
TX Max 10.5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 41 × 154 mm
(5.55 × 1.61 × 6.06 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 18 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000140 ICOM-IC-000732 ICOM-IC-DCR000001