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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   CW  
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 11 A max 10.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1959 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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) Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP ICOM-IC-003230H NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000060