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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) ? Max 2 A
TX Max 11 A - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 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 CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKII HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY YAESU-FT-000847