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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 5 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8V DC
Current RX 100 W 0.5 A
TX 400 W 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
DTMF encoder (US version)
Accessories ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A ALINCO-DR-000119