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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 4 W (3 W on 10 m) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC 6-10.3V DC
Current RX ? ? 30-250 mA
TX ? 1 A max 1-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? QSK
WARC option
GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000021X HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-V000001