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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW
Selectivity ? AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
?
Image rejection ? Greater than 70 dB >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 10 W SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 12-14V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A Max 1.5 A
TX Max 10 A 20.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 129 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.08 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000150 KENWOOD-TS-000570DG TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538)