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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 400-600 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Sweden Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 32 × 24 mm
(5.31 × 1.26 × 0.94 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote head ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN DLS-DIRECT-II K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 ALINCO-DR-000735E