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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 108-950 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW 100 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 40-210 mA
TX ? 20 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1982 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000500E ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-W000032E