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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-160 MHz 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.1-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.6V CW/SSB
5-900 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
900-2150 MHz: 1V AM, 2V NFM, 4V W-FM
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Selectivity ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
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Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 350 mw into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-145.9875 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external ?
Current RX 35-150 mA 50-150 mA ?
TX 220 mA - 1.2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2001 and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
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Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DTMF optional
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Two-mode bug detector
Instant search function locks onto the nearest, strongest signal
Frequency counter
160 seconds of digital recording
Speech descrambler (excluded in US version) CTCSS
Low power transceiver function
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALM-000203E ALINCO-DJ-X002000 LAFAYETTE-HB-000750