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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 1 Hz kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   N-AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) Mode 0.1-0.5 MHz 0.5-2.0 MHz 2.0-30 MHz
AM* 2.0µV 0.5µV 0.4µV
LSB, USB 0.7µV 0.3µV 0.2µV
CW 0.3µV 0.2µV 0.1µV

(10dB S+N/N)
* 80% modulation
14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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)
Continuously adjustable 100-15000 Hz 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based dual-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB > 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC Mains
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 500mA ?
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
164 × 96 × 41 mm
(6.46 × 3.78 × 1.61 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 467 gr (1.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII WINRADIO-WR-G000033EM RFT-EKD-000100