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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
0.14 µV typical
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB 75 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: ? W ? 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 7.2V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-310 mA
TX ? - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000022E ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-V000080