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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 10 W (AM: 5 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 0.8 A
TX Max 11 A - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII JRC-NRD-000071 KENWOOD-TS-000600