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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 1-5/1-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5 W High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4-15V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 20-220 mA 55-270 mA 50W
TX Max 1.8 A 350-750 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 97 × 40 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 335 gr (11.8 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000005 ICOM-IC-000215E JRC-NRD-000515