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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability -7 ~ +3 ppm ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 30-90 / 60-300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 130 kHz @ -6dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.155 MHz N-FM/AM, 10.7 MHz FM
3rd: 450 kHz N-FM/AM
? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Li-Io pack) Mains ?
Current RX 90 mA ? 6-170 mA
TX - - 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
? 61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 103 gr (3.6 oz) with EBP58N ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. PC-programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000007 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000906A-6 ICOM-IC-000002A