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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-173.995 / 400-519.995 MHz 144-146 MHz 26-56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 / 440-449.995 MHz 144-146 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.3 / 1 / 2 / 5 W High: 50 W, Low: 5 W AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2/12 V DC (EBP-20N or EBP-22N) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 800 mA 1.4-1.6 A
TX ? Max 10.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 140 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.30 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 140 gr (4.9 oz) 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX (V/V,U/U,U/V,V/U)
Three Power Levels
Dual VFOs
Cross Band Repeat
CTCSS Encode/Decode
Airband Receive
Automatic Power Off
Illuminated Keypad
CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000580 ALINCO-DR-000130 ICOM-IC-000575H