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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
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)
? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 100/100 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 2 A max
TX Max 11 A ? 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2006 and 200x in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588) HYTERA-TM-000600