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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transmitter
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz - 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   - FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
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)
? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 90 W, AM: 35 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 9 V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) - ?
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1956 and 1959 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
533 × 292 × 420 mm
(20.98 × 11.50 × 16.54 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 27.70 kg (61.1 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
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) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) VFO Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII E.F.-JOHNSON-PACEMAKER WHISTLER-WS001025