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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.01-2600 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   All mode   AM-sync   All mode  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - All mode  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 1 A ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant AFC and NB. Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII AOR-AR-005000+3 HEATHKIT-SB-000630