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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 100-950 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   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 ? ? ?
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)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5-16V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 15-150 mA 1 A max
TX 12 A max Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 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 ? Keyboard. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H ICOM-IC-W000021ET ALINCO-DX-R000008