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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + NMO
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 700 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions ? 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALR-000022E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT