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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output internal speaker More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max
TX 3.6 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ALINCO-DX-SR000009