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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 16 W
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 47 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.85 × 6.93 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN ALINCO-DR-000605E LOWE-HF-000225E WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1