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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F)
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz XTAL/VFO controlled 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz - 0.030-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 40-60 W AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground)
Current RX 600 mA max - 2 A max
TX 11 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1964 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP DRAKE-000002-NT ICOM-IC-000718