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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz
Converter for 10m OSCAR communication
0.135-30 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
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
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max 500 mA
TX ? 20 A max 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 375 × 130 × 310 mm
(14.76 × 5.12 × 12.20 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-002700 ALINCO-DX-SR000008 TYT-TH-007800