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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? 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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8 A 19-250 mA 4 A
TX Max 10 A Max 1.6 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard
Clock
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000010H ICOM-IC-000004SET ICOM-IC-000732M