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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
< -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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)
20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? -40 dB
Audio output 1.5 W ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 400 mA (squelched) ?
TX 20 A max Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM