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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 144-160 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
< 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC
Current RX Max 1.7 A 4 A 35-150 mA
TX Max 6 A 5 A max 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. ? DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900A ICOM-IC-000732M ALINCO-ALM-000203T