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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 27-240 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV (100 dB S/N) 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 ? 30 / 200 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 500 mW @ 10% THD More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 66 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-002001 EDDYSTONE-000990R ALINCO-DX-SR000008