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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-450 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 4 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 100 W
TX ? Max 20 A 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000496T ICOM-IC-000738 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A