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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 500-700 mA Max 1.5 A ?
TX Max 11 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 5 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 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635E TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT