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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
6m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? ≥ 100 Hz per hour, after 20 mins. warm-up. ≥ 100 Hz / ±10% supply voltage
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz 1st: 8395 kHz
2nd 3395 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations FM   N-FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB: 100 W PEP, CW: 90 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains Mains
Current RX 500-700 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1965 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
380 × 168 × 339 mm
(14.96 × 6.61 × 13.35 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios). The DTMF mike is optional here in E RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
VOX (Voice Operated Transmit)
PTT (Push To Talk)
Built-in crystal calibrator (100 kc intervals)
ALC (Auto. Level Control)
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635E DRAKE-R-000004C HEATHKIT-SB-000110A