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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 80-10 m 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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 ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 90 VA
TX ? 15 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 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 digital voice board options (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E KENWOOD-TS-000520 EDDYSTONE-000770R