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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143-149 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143.005-148.995 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 28 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 300-600 mA 3 A max
TX Max 11.5 A 3-6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.93 in)
162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000050H KDK-FM-002030 MILITARY-BC-000348