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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.522-1000 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
143.5-148.5 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 10 W 2-100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.7 A ?
TX - 2.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 90 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.54 × 0.59 in)
210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
?
Weight 85 gr (3.0 oz) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Bug detector. Speech descrambler ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000002 HEATHKIT-HW-002036 KENWOOD-TRC-000070