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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 118-174 MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
Filters ? ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? > 2W at 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 140-150 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA Max 0.6 A 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical
TX Max 11 A Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
138 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.43 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 2 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
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) CTCSS encoder CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635T AZDEN-PCS-007000H AOR-AR-002300