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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.0001 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB < 0,5 uV 0.25 µV
Selectivity 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB
Audio output 0.5 W 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 85 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 50 W 1 A
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000300 ALINCO-DR-B000185