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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
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
? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superhet.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 400-600 mA ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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) Full QSK RS-232C (4800bps)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T JRC-JST-000100S JRC-NRD-000345