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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 0.6 A ? 400-600 mA
TX Max 11 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1956 and 1961 Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DR-000120H HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC ALINCO-DR-000735E