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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FM
(0.5~1.8 MHz) 0 dBµV (1 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) -12 dBµV (0.25 µV)
AM
(1KHz, 30% modulation) (0.5~1.8MHz) +20 dBµV (10 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) +6 dBµV (2 µV)
FM
-6dbuV (0.5 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz/-6 dB, 4.7 kHz /-60 dB
AM-Wide/FM: 8 kHz/-6 dB, 30 kHz/-50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15% 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? 0.8-1A ?
TX ? 20A max. 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
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Weight ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 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 DTMF & CTCSS ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000160T ALINCO-DX-000077T 9005800