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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz (VHF) / 30.825 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 kHz
? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: ?/? W 100 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 500 mA ? 400 mA
TX 10 A max ? 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
? 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories ? ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN ALINCO-DR-000510T K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000B TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)