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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 0.1-3000 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 25-190 mA 1.5-2.2 A
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000195 AOR-AR-008200-MK3 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B