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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 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 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 11 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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) Optional S-meter OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP RCA-AR000088LF COMMRADIO-CR-000001