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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity -16dB micro (0.16µv) or less (12 dB SINAD) AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: 6 kHz min., -60 dB: 12 kHz max SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. VHF: 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
UHF: 30.825 MHz / 455 kHz
? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? 65dB ?
Audio output 2 watts (8 ohm load) @ 5% distortion 0.2W (8 ohm load) 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 40 / 35 W, Low: 5 W ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1 A max ? 400-600 mA
TX 11 A max - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 173 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.81 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories MB-570 Mounting bracket ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DR-000570T WINRADIO-WR-001500E ALINCO-DR-000735T