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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50-80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKIII K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077