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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-15V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 0.9 A Max 1.5 A
TX ? 22 A max Max 7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
Weight ? 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-001200 ELECRAFT-K000003 ICOM-ID-000001