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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 20-160 m in 5 bands 134-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 5.52 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 20-160 m in 5 bands 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 180 W (PEP input) High: 60 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-0.5 A 0.4-1 A
TX ? Max 16 A 3-10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 1974 and 197x Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
160 × 40 × 160 mm
(6.30 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 175 channels in 1 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) ? ARTS, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E ATLAS-000180 YAESU-FT-002600M