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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
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Receiver

RX-range 132-170 / 410-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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Selectivity -6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max. AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output .5 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Mid: 10/8W, Low: 5/4 W 100 W (AM 40 W) SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2A max 2 A ?
TX 10A max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 178 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 28 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000590T KENWOOD-TS-000850S DRAGON-SS-000497P