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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 80-10 m + WWV option 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output ? 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm Line + Headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX Max 600 mA N/A 36W
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) BFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000235T-MKII YAESU-FR-000050B TEN-TEC-RX-000400