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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.03-30 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity 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)
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 6V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
196 × 125 × 36 mm
(7.72 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 54 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant PC-control Digital clock with alarm/timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII LOWE-HF-000235 ROBERTS-R-000809