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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 10-80 m 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 60 dB 50 dB ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC Mains (with PS-510) 4.5 V DC (3LR20)
Current RX 35-150 mA 180 W max ?
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A 315 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E KENWOOD-TS-000510 SONY-ICF-002001