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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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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
10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 10 W/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 400-600 mA 45 W ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 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) Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620E KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TS-000770