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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 2/2 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 170 mA typical
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
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) - • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620D HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. WHISTLER-TRX-000001