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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   N-AM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: ? W ? High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions ? 334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000112T YAESU-FRG-007700 YAESU-FT-008900R