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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 10 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 90 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 24V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC 800 mA max
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 935 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E EDDYSTONE-000909A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100