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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF transceiver
Mobile 2m/70cm transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.0 ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 134-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
FM: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
NFM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.3 µV (BER 5%)
Selectivity AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ≥ 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 2 W @ 10% THD 1 W at 5% distortion / 16 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 134-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W 6 / 5 / 2.5 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC (±15%) 7.4 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 600 mA ?
TX 20 A 9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 20xx Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
61 × 129 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.08 × 1.54 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 4000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS DMR APRS reporting
1.7" TFT display
10000 talk groups and 150000 contacts
Auto-sense DMR or FM reception
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DX-000801 ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF ANYTONE-AT-D000878UV