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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 110-174 / 410-500 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (-12 dBu) 12 dB SINAD ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity +/- 6 kHz or under at -6 dB
+/- 15 kHz or under at -60 dB
? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz and 455 kHz ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W with 8 Ohm @ 10% distortion ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 2 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 1 A 1.2 A
TX Max 3 A Max 11.5 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 115 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.53 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 760 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 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 CTCSS
Time out timer
9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Detachable front panel
Accessories EJ-20: CTCSS decode plug in module ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000006TH YAESU-FT-008500 ALINCO-DX-000701