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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 10-160 m UK: 66-88 / 137-174 /406-512 MHz
USA: 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? 29-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.6 µV
20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
17 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 6 V DC or 4×AA/LR6
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 45~125 mA
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Full QSK 8-Digit LCD Display
Band Search
Direct Search
Lockout Function
Search Skip
Two-Second Scan Delay
Weather Band Key
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T JRC-JST-000100S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000028