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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 25-190 mA 90 VA
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2012 and 200x Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII AOR-AR-008200DU EDDYSTONE-000770R