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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 50 kHz - 30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 11 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 199x and 201x Between 1975 and 1984
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP YAESU-FT-000600 ZODIAC-M-005012