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

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
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Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

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 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6V DC or 4LR6 Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
62 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 224 gr (7.9 oz) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000079 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V