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Handheld Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA (squelched) 300-500 mA
TX ? Max 11 A 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 200x and 200x Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000043CH ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII ATLAS-000210