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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 ?
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1976 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
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) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII DRAKE-SSR-000001 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-004230