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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? More than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 10 W 100 W (AM 35 W) 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 600 mA - Max 0.6 A
TX Max 10 A ? Max 2.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1962 and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 129 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.08 in)
? 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000044 ICOM-IC-000251E