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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Wideband / Multiband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 10 Hz from 30 MHz-512 MHz
100 Hz from 513 MHz-2 GHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
5 steps Narrowband: 8.33 / 12.5 / 25
Wideband: 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 MHz
SATCOM: 5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   APCO-25  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 20 W (VHF), 10 W (UHF)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + N-type
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 19-34 V DC
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 11 A max - 55 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
188 × 94 × 343 mm
(7.40 × 3.70 × 13.50 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) with battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? Ethernet
RS-232 / RS-422
USB
SAASM (Commercial GPS optional)
MIL-STD-810G
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP RCA-CR-000088A HARRIS-AN/PRC-000117G