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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  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 / 30 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: Up to 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) 1 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) None
Current RX 20-280 mA ? -
TX Max 1.2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with EBP50N 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF Theft alarm. Experimental mosquito repeal feature. Twin RX -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000296T ICOM-IC-000775 HEATHKIT-HM-000015