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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.03-30 MHz 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 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)
2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 800 mA
TX Max 11 A - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant PC-control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII LOWE-HF-000235 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL