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Manpack VHF Transceiver
MHz Frequency Counter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 ppm ? -
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz -

Receiver

RX-range 0.135-30 MHz 36-76 MHz 1 MHz - 30 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz -
Selectivity AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? -
Audio output More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 50 mW -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
36-76 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W >1 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7 - 15.8V DC 12V DC ?
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 1600 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ALINCO-DX-SR000008 RACAL-TRA-000967 MFJ-000886