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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 1-15 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains Internal NiCd batteries and vibrator supply unit
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 1 A max (lamp on), 0.5 A without lamp
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USSR
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? ?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? No AGC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RE-001800 MILITARY-R-000311