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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 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 0.54-31 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   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 - 160-10 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 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 or mains
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 11 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1959 and 1964 in USA 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 Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000060 YAESU-FT-000901DM