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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   FSK  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
? 6 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes)
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 125Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12-16V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 500-700 mA 1.9 A 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off
TX Max 11 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1951 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Auto-AT option. Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635T KENWOOD-TS-000440S COLLINS-R-000389/URR