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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 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%) 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX 1.2 A 48-310 mA
TX 20 A 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000701 KENWOOD-TH-D000074