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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 50 kHz - 30 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 100 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 11 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 199x and 201x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC, GPS input for APRS CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP YAESU-FT-000600 YAESU-FT-000901DM