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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 160-10 m 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W 1-5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX ? 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
56 × 102 × 31 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
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) ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR. VOX
Lone Worker Radio enters emergency mode if user does not respond.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E KENWOOD-TS-000520S MOTOROLA-GP-000388