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Mobile VHF Transceiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 3 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 136-174 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) Less than 0.18μV FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load) 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 2m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA 0.4-1.5 A 200-450 mA
TX Max 8 A 11 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKII ICOM-IC-002300H ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS