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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -15 dB micro or less (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 / 45 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains or 24V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 9.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 149 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.87 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
350 × 230 × 190 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Direction Finding facility
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000110T JRC-NRD-000072 SAILOR-R000108