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VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz
Converter for 10m OSCAR communication
0.5-30 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 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)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   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 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A ?
TX ? 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 130 × 310 mm
(14.76 × 5.12 × 12.20 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-002700 ALINCO-DX-000801 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225