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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW/FM
(0.5~1.8 MHz) 0 dBµV (1 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) -12 dBµV (0.25 µV)
AM
(1KHz, 30% modulation) (0.5~1.8MHz) +20 dBµV (10 µV)
(1.8~30 MHz) +6 dBµV (2 µV)
FM
-6dbuV (0.5 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD
0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
SSB/CW/AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz/-6 dB, 4.7 kHz /-60 dB
AM-Wide/FM: 8 kHz/-6 dB, 30 kHz/-50 dB
AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Triple conversion (FM) Double Conversion Superhet.
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 8.875 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2Watts @ 8 ohms, 10% THD 1W at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC ± 15% 12V DC or mains
Current RX 400-600 mA 0.8-1A Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC
TX Max 11 A 20A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
246 × 94 × 228 mm
(9.69 × 3.70 × 8.98 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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) ? RS-232C (4800bps)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620E ALINCO-DX-000077T JRC-NRD-000345