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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
-14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection 60 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15% 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX 0.8 A 1.2 A 250 mA
TX Max 10 A 20 A 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel 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-M000010H ALINCO-DX-000701 ALINCO-DJ-V000057E