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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 132-170 / 410-470 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity -6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max. ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output .5 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Mid: 10/8W, Low: 5/4 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal
Current RX 1.2A max ? ?
TX 10A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 178 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 210 gr (7.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 28 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000590T ICOM-IC-E000092D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089