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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 10m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) FM: -12 dB µV @ 12 dB 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)
± 5 kHz at -6 dB 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 ? Dual-Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.5 Watts @8 ohms, 10% THD More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 800 mA 1 A max
TX Max 11 A 3 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
144 × 40 × 115 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 4.53 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 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) Repeater offset. CTCSS option. Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII ALINCO-DR-M000003SX ALINCO-DX-SR000009