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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? 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 ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 24V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? 1 A max
TX 12 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) None 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H JRC-NRD-000075 ALINCO-DX-R000008