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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.)
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 kHz 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 140-150 MHz 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
? 0.1-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.6V CW/SSB
5-900 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
900-2150 MHz: 1V AM, 2V NFM, 4V W-FM
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz 140-150 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external
Current RX 35-150 mA ? 50-150 mA
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
? 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ? 320 gr (11.3 oz)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
CTCSS & DTMF Two-mode bug detector
Instant search function locks onto the nearest, strongest signal
Frequency counter
160 seconds of digital recording
Speech descrambler (excluded in US version) CTCSS
Low power transceiver function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E ALINCO-ALR-000206T ALINCO-DJ-X002000