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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
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)
-6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
VHF: 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
UHF: 30.825 MHz / 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W High: 40 / 35 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 1 A max ?
TX Max 11 A 11 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
150 × 50 × 173 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.81 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 30 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) option. RoHS compliant Twin RX PC-control
Accessories ? MB-570 Mounting bracket ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII ALINCO-DR-000570T LOWE-HF-000235