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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AFSK   FM   DV  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 65 dB typical ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 75 dB typical ?
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AFSK   FM   DV  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.5 / 5.5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.2 V DC 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 500-700 mA 20-250 mA 100 mA max
TX Max 11 A 0.7-2 A 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 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). The DTMF mike is optional here in E CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635E ICOM-IC-V000008 YANTON-DM-000900