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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
5.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W - 2-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 600 mA max Max 400 mA ?
TX 11 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP DRAKE-SW000001 KENWOOD-TRC-000070