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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -12.0 dBu (0.25 µV) or less (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 14 kHz @ -60 dB
2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts (8 ohm, 10% distortion) 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12V DC or internal batteries Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 600 mA max ? 15 W
TX 11 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135TP LOWE-HF-000225 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400