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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
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 Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 50W 400 mA (squelched)
TX - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII