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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
AM, SSB < 0,5 uV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 8 A Max 12.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) GPS connectivity. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKIII ICOM-ID-000800H RFT-EKD-000500