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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 7 ppm ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 28-29.695 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 28-29.695 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 2/5/10 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 600 mA 400-600 mA 1.2 A
TX Max 8 A 3 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) PLL: M64076GP (IC501) ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T ALINCO-DR-000003T ALINCO-DX-000701