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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
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)
10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.2 W nominal

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12 V DC or mains
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ?
TX Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII 20-402