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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 0.2-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection 60 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW ? 150 W (PEP, input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) External PSU (Icom IC-700PS)
Current RX 35-150 mA ? -
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E KENWOOD-R-001000 ICOM-IC-000700T