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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX Max 800 mA Max 1 A 60-90 VA
TX Max 10.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000130 KENWOOD-R-000599D RACAL-RA-001778