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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 0.531-1300 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX Max 600 mA 200 mA ?
TX Max 8 A 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKII ALINCO-DJ-G000007T HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011