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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 350-512 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   SSB   USB   ISB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA ? 1.1 A
TX Max 10 A - 2.5-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1K2/9K6 TNC option (EJ-41U), GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS Theft alarm. RoHS compliant Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000435E-MKIII DRAKE-MSR-000001 DRAKE-UV-000003E