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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
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 ?
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ± 10% 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 1.5A ?
TX Max 11 A 25A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 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 Marine / Navy
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) 35 crystal controlled frequencies
23 in the 1600-4200 kHz range
12 in the 4.0-9.0 MHz range
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A SAILOR-R000110