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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 0.002% ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx 118-174 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.25 µV < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB 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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx 144-148 MHz
Modulations - N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains) High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 6 or 12 V DC or Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400 mA (squelched)
TX - ? Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 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) option. RoHS compliant
Accessories ? - ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001B HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII