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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per °C
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.15-2040 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 77 mA typical
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII AOR-AR-008200-MK2 EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII