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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1-5/1-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5 W High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 100/100/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4-15V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-220 mA Max 0.5 A ?
TX Max 1.8 A Max 6 A 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 97 × 40 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
Weight 335 gr (11.8 oz) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000005 ICOM-IC-000229A ICOM-IC-007400