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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 500-700 mA 120W ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios). The DTMF mike is optional here in E ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635E HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000