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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) ?
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W 10/20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (battery) or 5.4-6V DC external 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 26-140 mA 30-130 mA ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
154 × 56 × 176 mm
(6.06 × 2.20 × 6.93 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000008 KENWOOD-TH-000255A TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000200