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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm. -10 to 50 C. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 100 Hz - 30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? All modes except FM
@ -6dB @ -60dB
6.0 kHz < 12.0 kHz
4.0 kHz < 8.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.5 kHz
1.8 kHz < 3.6 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz

FM mode only
12.0 kHz < 25.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB .1-1.5 MHz > 80 dB 1.5-30 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts, 4 ohms, < 10% distortion 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 2 A ?
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) PLL: M64076GP (IC501) RS232C interface
Clock/timer
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T DRAKE-R000008 WHISTLER-WS001065