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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1931 and 1932 in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? ?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 256 channels in 2 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) ? NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII HAMMARLUND-COMET RADTEL-RT-000420