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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 15-160 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection 60 dB ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 15-160 m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.8 A 300-500 mA 1.25 A
TX Max 10 A Max 16 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000010H ATLAS-000215X TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)