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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-80 m 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.39 µV
Selectivity ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Tubes SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz (VHF) / 30.825 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: ?/? W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 500 mA ? ?
TX 10 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000510T SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 ELAD-FDM-S000001