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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-180 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 2/2 W High: 7 W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 1.2 A max
TX Max 8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1994 and 199x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 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) Keyboard Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620D ICOM-IC-000002GXET ICOM-IC-R000072DC