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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 0.05-35 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity -15 dB micro or less (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 / 45 W ? AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 1.5 A
TX 9.5 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 149 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.87 in)
? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000110T KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TS-000140S