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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
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Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m (Plug-in modules)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m (Plug-in modules)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W 100 W (AM 40 W) 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-250 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
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Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Built-in keye
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000017E KENWOOD-TS-000850S TEN-TEC-SCOUT-(000555)