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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 27-4 / 45-84 / 81-145 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.25 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 8.4-9.0V DC Mains or batteries
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX ? 620 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
483 × 230 × 256 mm
(19.02 × 9.06 × 10.08 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 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) ? 15 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027