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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz - 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-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: 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)
? 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 MHz 80-10 m / 160 m optional -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (180 W INPUT) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1958 and 196x Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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) ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V PALSTAR-RC000030