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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2 m / 70 cm 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 2A
TX ? Max 20 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000599 ICOM-IC-000725 ICOM-IC-000078