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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 21/24/28/50 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity -15 dB micro or less (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 21/24/28/50 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 5 / 45 W Max 10 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 0.5 A ? 200 VA
TX 9.5 A max ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 149 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.87 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000110T KENWOOD-TS-000660 ICOM-IC-007851