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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.1-1999.8 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 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 ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ? Max 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type + RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains or 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1010 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) option. RoHS compliant Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. Dual watch. ARTS. Submersible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII ICOM-IC-R009000L YAESU-VX-000170