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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 10 W ? 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 6 W max Max 1.6 A
TX Max 10 A - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 129 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.08 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? DSP, CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000150 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 YAESU-FT-000100D