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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% External power supply 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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) ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635T NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 ICOM-IC-E000080D