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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? 5 / 15 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 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 ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 2 / 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 10-15V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 600-750 mA ?
TX Max 8 A 2.7-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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) ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKIII ICOM-IC-000025H LOWE-HF-000250