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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
? ?
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 + 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   CW  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW 100 W 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 35-150 mA ? -
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 198x Between 1961 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
?
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Built-in PSU options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E ICOM-IC-000740 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000040A