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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.14-18.5 MHz in 4 bands 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
? 30-50 MHz: 0.35 µV
144-174 MHz: 0.45 µV
440-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
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
? 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains, AC/DC 12 V DC or mains
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 12 W max
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
470 × 216 × 235 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.25 in)
262 × 85 × 178 mm
(10.31 × 3.35 × 7.01 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
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) ? Membrane keypad
Digital 9-digit vacuum-fluorescent display
Crystal controlled reference oscillator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022-SKYRIDER-MARINE REGENCY-D-000310