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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA 4 A
TX Max 11 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios). The DTMF mike is optional here in E ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635E ICOM-IC-000732