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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 132-170 / 410-470 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max. ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output .5 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Mid: 10/8W, Low: 5/4 W High: 2 W, Low: ? mW 20-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX 1.2A max ? 1.5 A
TX 10A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 178 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
? 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 28 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000590T KENWOOD-TR-002400 TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562