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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.1-1999.8 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA (squelched) ?
TX ? Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 66 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant Same as model E, but with color LCD instead.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-002001 ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII ICOM-IC-R009000L