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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000010H LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 20-195