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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3 W ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 900 mA max
TX ? - 3.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Seven optional bands ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALX-000002T DRAKE-000002-A ICOM-IC-000290E