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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 575 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (80 channels) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 10-16V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 300 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596J SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM MARCONI-CSR-000005