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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? < 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
5.5 kHz > 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W - 5/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 600 mA max Max 400 mA ?
TX 11 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP DRAKE-SW000001 MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N2