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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 160-10 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 160-10 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W 45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 600 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX Max 8 A 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKII KENWOOD-TS-000520S MAGNUM-S-000006