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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 350-512 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - -
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC) 4.5V DC (3R6 / AA)
Current RX 400-600 mA ? ?
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1971 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
148 × 89 × 30 mm
(5.83 × 3.50 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1K2/9K6 TNC option (EJ-41U), GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS Theft alarm. RoHS compliant Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
Digital clock with alarm/timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000435E-MKIII DRAKE-MSR-000001 ROBERTS-R-000876