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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 132-170 / 410-470 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity -6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max. ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output .5 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion Internal speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Mid: 10/8W, Low: 5/4 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4LR6 or 6V DC external Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 1.2A max ? 90 VA
TX 10A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 178 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 28 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000590T SONY-ICF-SW000055E EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II