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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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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)
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
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Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-6m 160-6 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ± 10% 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 1.5A 2.0 A
TX Max 11 A 25A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 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 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) SDR (Software Defined Radio) 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M