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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  80m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 2 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC ?
Current RX Max 600 mA 68 mA ?
TX Max 8 A Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
70 × 140 × 30 mm
(2.76 × 5.51 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKIII JIM-MX-000003.5S MIDLAND-M-000042