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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - 10 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF encoder (US version) RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170AC ALINCO-DR-000119 AOR-AR-003000AB