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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12.6 / 12.6-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
? 10 kHz @ -25 dB without crystal filter
400 Hz with crystal filter
Filters ? ? Optional 400 Hz crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1600 kHz
2nd: 450 kz
Image rejection ? ? 45 / 60 / 90 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 65 W
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1947 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 14.97 kg (33.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? BFO
Noise limiter
AVC
Standby switch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-004230 EDDYSTONE-000640