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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 7 ppm ± 10 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.01 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40-70 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
> 60db at –1 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   -
RF-output 5 / 20 / 50 W 150 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 11.6-15.6 V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 400-600 mA 1.5 A max 110-310 mA
TX 11 A max 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Packet option (EJ-41U) not for DR-03T DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
"Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000006T SEA-000235 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT