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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 2-29.9999 MHz 136-173.995 / 400-511.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
-14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output ? 20 mW max 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 2-29.9999 MHz 144-147.995 / 420-449.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 20 W PEP 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 20-32V DC 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 250 mA
TX Max 8 A ? 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication 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) ? Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKII MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140 ALINCO-DJ-V000057T