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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 100Hz kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
?
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
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
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Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 2/2 W High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11-15V DC 28 V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA 400-800 mA 3 A max
TX Max 8 A Max 5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
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) ? ?
Accessories ? Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620D FDK-MULTI-000750XX MILITARY-BC-000348