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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.001 % ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 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 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) 12 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: 455 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB 50 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna - 3.5mm jack SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6 V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX 1.2 A 25-100 mA 1.2 A
TX Max 11.5 A - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.93 in)
63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000050H AOR-AR-000022 ALINCO-DX-000701