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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 80-10 m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
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)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX Max 11 A 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

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 ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII KENWOOD-TS-000520 YAESU-FTDX-000401B