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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 0.15-35 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 60/25/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 600 mA 1 A max ?
TX Max 8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) PLL: M64076GP (IC501) ? Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T ALINCO-DX-R000008 ALINCO-DR-000138