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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB 60 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 0.8 A 1.2 A 1 A max
TX Max 10 A Max 11.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
140 × 40 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.93 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000040H ALINCO-DR-M000050H ALINCO-DX-SR000009