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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz (after modification) - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
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)
? FM: 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W AM: 60 W (input), CW: 75 W (input) 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 9.6-16V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) - 100-600 mA
TX Max 11 A ? Max 500 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 129 × 52 × 191 mm
(5.08 × 2.05 × 7.52 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 5 channels in 1 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) option. RoHS compliant ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII HEATHKIT-DX-000040 STANDARD-C-000058