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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 80-10 m 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 1978 and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
273 × 140 × 365 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 14.37 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 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 digital voice board options (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E DRAKE-TR-000004CW LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V