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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 30-50 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW Internal speaker 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA) - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external Mains 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 25-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 1971 Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000017T RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000