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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 27-4 / 45-84 / 81-145 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
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Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
5.25 MHz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external Mains or batteries
Current RX ? 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 2.0 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 2000 and 200x Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
483 × 230 × 256 mm
(19.02 × 9.06 × 10.08 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and digital voice board options (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready 15 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E YAESU-FT-000817 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027