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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m / 70cm | 5 W | Picture transfer | GPS

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV (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)
5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
AM/FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 2m / 70cm
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 7.4 V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 77 mA typical 240 mA (+30 mA GPS on) (+80 mA Digital on)
TX Max 11 A - 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
60 × 95 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with FNB-101Li and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

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) ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII YAESU-FT-000001D