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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne PLL synthesizer
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
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Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 50 / 10 / 5 W ≥ 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC +/-15% 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd)
Current RX ? 1.2 A max 17 mA
TX ? 13 A max 400 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 2007 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 800 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) and digital voice board options (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E KENWOOD-TM-D000710E TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001