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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz (USA + Asian version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
0.52-31 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity < 12 kHz/-6dB ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
137-174 MHz (Asian version)
- 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 2/5 depending on voltage ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
? 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
? Tube hybrid
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000180 GELOSO-G000004/218 YAESU-FT-000102