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Portable VHF Transceiver
Handheld 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 ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 25 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 1 W ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output 3 W PEP ±20% ? FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 60Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) ?V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 55 mA max ? 1 A max
TX 125 mA max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SEMCOSET-SEMCO STANDARD-C-000158A ALINCO-DX-SR000009