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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW 10 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 35-150 mA Max 0.7 A ?
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E ICOM-IC-000551 ICOM-IC-000740