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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 132-170 / 410-470 MHz 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity -6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max. ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output .5 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - 10-80m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Mid: 10/8W, Low: 5/4 W ? 90 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2A max 10-140 mA -
TX 10A max - 225 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 178 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 28 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000590T YUPITERU-MVT-007100 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE