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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 1240-1300 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification)
Modulations - FM   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 ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 50 W (input) High: 10 W, Lo 1 W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws N-type BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX - 600-900 mA 400 mA (squelched)
TX ? Max 5.5 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
? 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 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 HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050 ICOM-IC-001200 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII