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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 350-512 MHz 1.5-20 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne 9 tube superhet ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
495 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W - 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC Mains or 6/170V 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA ? ?
TX Max 10 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1K2/9K6 TNC option (EJ-41U), GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS Theft alarm. RoHS compliant - DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? External power supply 5886AB ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000435E-MKIII NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS ICOM-IC-E000080D