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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 350-512 MHz 0.54-30.5 MHz 138-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 400-600 mA 85 W 550-900 mA
TX Max 10 A - 3.6-7.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

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 1K2/9K6 TNC option, GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm. 20F3 DV option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000435T COLLINS-000051J-4 ICOM-IC-003210A