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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up 0.001%
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -15 dB micro or less (12 dB SINAD) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion 1 W 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 / 45 W ? AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 80 W ?
TX 9.5 A max - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 149 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.87 in)
? 178 × 98 × 23 mm
(7.01 × 3.86 × 0.91 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000110T EDDYSTONE-000730/4 RANGER-RCI-002970DX