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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-160 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) 11-16V DC 9.6 V DC
Current RX ? 0.85-1.4 A 35-150 mA
TX - Max 12 A 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 167 × 105 × 27 mm
(6.57 × 4.13 × 1.06 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight 346 gr (12.2 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 2 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. Clock. Sleep timer. Alarm Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ETÓN-E000005 ICOM-IC-000901E ALINCO-ALM-000203T