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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >40 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 80-150 mA 1 A max
TX Max 1.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000007 ALINCO-DX-SR000008