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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 24-32 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 24-32 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
178 × 98 × 23 mm
(7.01 × 3.86 × 0.91 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T RANGER-RCI-002970DX WHISTLER-WS001010