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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 11.7-15.8V DC 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 25-250 mA 0.5 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000017T STANDARD-FTM-000010H EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000