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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 10-15V DC 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX ? ? 250 mA
TX ? - 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 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 digital voice board options (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) RS-232 Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E LOWE-HF-000250E ALINCO-DJ-V000057E