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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz VHF 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 4 A
TX Max 11.5 A - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 47 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.85 × 6.93 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000605E COMMANDER-000334 ICOM-IC-000732