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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.25 µV
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 1 A
TX Max 11 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 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) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Detachable front panel CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII ICOM-IC-000280E ALINCO-DR-B000185