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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 21/24/28/50 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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
? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection ? ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 21/24/28/50 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 10 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 1.2 A
TX Max 11 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T KENWOOD-TS-000660 YAESU-FT-000840