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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-35 MHz 146-174 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 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
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) Less than 0.18 μV (at 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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 146-174 MHz 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1/2/5 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC ? 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX 1 A max ? 600 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
? 52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-R000008 MOTOROLA-HT-000600 ICOM-IC-T000010