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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400 mA (squelched)
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight ? ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

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) option. RoHS compliant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000080X NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII