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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 50-54 MHz 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
<0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W/100 W (AM: 40/40 W) ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 36-160 mA ?
TX Max 25 A - 4-13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 178 × 58 × 230 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 9.06 in)
53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable panel. CTCSS. ? CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000070TH UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT KENWOOD-TM-V000071E