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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? ? 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 1 / 5 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 1.3 A
TX Max 11 A - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None 33 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) ? Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
Accessories ? ? CMP-838 G Microfone
CTN-50 CTCSS-unit
CTD-50 DTMF-unit
CRC-50 radio remote controll 80MHz
CRF-081 10m option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 4,5A, 10W rf-power
CRF-081-D 10m Option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 12A, 50W rf-power
CRF-301 23cm Option, 1260 - 1300MHz, 6,5A, 10W HF
CVM-50 digital voice recorder
CAW05 power cord
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620E HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 STANDARD-C-000050