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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 160-10 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   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 - 80-10 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII DRAKE-R000004A DRAKE-TR-000003