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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
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Selectivity ? N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 3 W 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 20-150Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 80 W Max 400 mA
TX ? 510 W max Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 53 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
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MPN ALINCO-ALX-000002T KENWOOD-TS-000940S YAESU-FT-000215