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Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? 1 µV for 6 dB S/N
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)
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Filters ? CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 1-20 W 1.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12.5-14.5 V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 500 mA 400 mA typical
TX Max 11 A 6 A 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 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) AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII XIEGU-X000108G ICOM-IC-A000021