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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 350-512 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 4 A
TX Max 10 A 3.5 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1K2/9K6 TNC option (EJ-41U), GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS Theft alarm. RoHS compliant Memories scan
Band scan
Variable shifts
RIT
NB
Digital display
Analog S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000435E-MKIII ICOM-IC-000560 ICOM-IC-000732