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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 12V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 1984 Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.93 in)
568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000050H GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER LOWE-HF-000225