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Mobile 10m Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 6 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 28.0-29.7 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 30-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: -12 dB µV @ 12 dB SINAD ? FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
Selectivity ± 5 kHz at -6 dB ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Dual-Conversion Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only)
Audio output More than 2.5 Watts @8 ohms, 10% THD ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 28.0-29.7 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 350/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6)
Current RX 800 mA ? 38-170 mA
TX 3 A max Max 20 A Max 440 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 1998 and 2001
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 115 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 4.53 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset. CTCSS option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000003SX ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-Q000007E