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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 26.065-28.305 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
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
? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 26.065-28.305 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 350-600 mA
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1985 and 198x Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
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) AM/FM/SSB/CW 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T SUPERSTAR-002200 PALSTAR-RC000030