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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.1-1999.8 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
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)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant Same as model E, but with color LCD instead.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII ICOM-IC-R009000L