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Mobile VHF Transceiver
MF/HF Marine Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 150 kHz - 28 MHz in 10 bands 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 700 kHz
2nd: 85 kHz
FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V AC) or 110/220 V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX Max 800 mA ? 0.5 A
TX Max 10.5 A - 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in (Late sixties) Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
195 × 126 × 198 mm
(7.68 × 4.96 × 7.80 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 35.40 kg (78.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000130 MARCONI-ATALANTA-002207C YAESU-FTM-000350