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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 ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m)
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.5V DC
Current RX 0.6 A ? Max 1.1 A
TX Max 11 A - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) ? Optional XTAL controlled memories
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000120H HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER YAESU-FT-000301D