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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 140-170 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB 70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A 300-600 mA
TX ? 15 A max 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 53.34 × 109.22 × 38.1 mm
(2.10 × 4.30 × 1.50 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight 374 gr (13.2 oz) with standard battery 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSQ. CTCSS option Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-F000001T ICOM-IC-V008000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252