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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 0.7 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 400-600 mA 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1987 and 1990 in Japan & Korea
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
66 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T AOR-AR-ALPHA ZODIAC-P-006000