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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Beter than ±0.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz - RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
Image rejection ? ? More than 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA - 2 A max
TX Max 11 A ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between USA and USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 201 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620E COLLINS-000032S-1 ICOM-IC-007200