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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz (USA + Asian version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
138-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity < 12 kHz/-6dB ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
137-174 MHz (Asian version)
144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 2/5 depending on voltage High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? 6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 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 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
? Tube hybrid
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000180 ICOM-IC-000228E YAESU-FT-000102