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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2-slot DMR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 10 Hz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2600 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
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
Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.25 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.35 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 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)
25 kHz (analog) / 12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 1W More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V 15 % 11.7 - 15.8V DC 7.4 V DC 1700 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 0.7 A 1 A max ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
59 × 118 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 4.65 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 256 gr (9.0 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 4000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
DMR Tier I and Tier II
1.77 inch TFT color LCD
VFO / MR Switch
Preprogrammable short messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-005000 ALINCO-DX-SR000009 ALINCO-DJ-MD000005