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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) 0.16µV (12dB SINAD) AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
12.5 / 25 kHz AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 500mW max More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? 1 A max
TX Max 11 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 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 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001P ALINCO-DX-SR000009