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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Military Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
38-55 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB 0.7 µV
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz < 12 kHz/-6dB 75 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
38-55 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 2/5 depending on voltage 0.9 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 5.5-13.8V DC Battery pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 195x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
265 × 77 × 470 mm
(10.43 × 3.03 × 18.50 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 8.42 kg (18.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 ALINCO-DJ-000480 MILITARY-RT-000176-/-PRC-10