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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 200 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 20/300Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Separate PSU 12-14V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA ? Max 1.5 A
TX Max 11 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1965 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
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). The DTMF mike is optional here in E ? 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350 TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538)