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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Ultra-compact 3W UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
< 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains 3.7 V DC, 1000 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX Max 800 mA Max 1 A 100 mA max
TX Max 10.5 A - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 141 × 41 × 154 mm
(5.55 × 1.61 × 6.06 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
100 × 50 × 20 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 0.79 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 96 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC Software Programmable
VOX Function
CTCSS / DCS
Multiple colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000140 KENWOOD-R-000599D YANTON-T-M000005