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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-173.995 / 400-519.995 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 / 440-449.995 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.3 / 1 / 2 / 5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2/12 V DC (EBP-20N or EBP-22N) 13.8V DC 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 0.8-1A
TX ? 20 A max Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 140 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.30 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
Weight 140 gr (4.9 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX (V/V,U/U,U/V,V/U)
Three Power Levels
Dual VFOs
Cross Band Repeat
CTCSS Encode/Decode
Airband Receive
Automatic Power Off
Illuminated Keypad
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000580 ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TS-000700G