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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4-16V DC
Current RX 600 mA max ? Max 200 mA
TX 11 A max ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP YAESU-FT-001000D YAESU-FT-000050R