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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 1 ppm ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.135-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.14 µV typical ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 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)
70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB 75 dB typical ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 7.2V DC ?
Current RX 1 A max 20-310 mA 6-170 mA
TX 20 A max 1.4 A max 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-SR000008 ICOM-IC-V000080 ICOM-IC-000002A