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VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm
Tuning steps 30 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV or better AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 1.2 A
TX 2.5 A max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 ALINCO-DX-000801