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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability 5 ppm ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
144-148 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne XTAL Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 10 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX 39-150 mA ? 0.5 A
TX - ? 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
? 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 YAESU-FT-000002F YAESU-FTM-000350