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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz (USA + Asian version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
?
Selectivity < 12 kHz/-6dB FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
137-174 MHz (Asian version)
- 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output 2/5 depending on voltage - ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13.8V DC 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
140 × 64 × 48 mm
(5.51 × 2.52 × 1.89 in)
Weight ? 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
Quartz clock/timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000180 SONY-CRF-000320 LAFAYETTE-HA-000070D