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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001-10.000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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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)
CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
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Filters ? Software defined ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion, low IF ?
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better ?
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-6m 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 30 kW @ 200 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 1.5A ?
TX Max 11 A 25A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) SDR (Software Defined Radio) Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K