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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 140-170 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 100 W 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 2A 300-600 mA
TX ? 20A max 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 53.34 × 109.22 × 38.1 mm
(2.10 × 4.30 × 1.50 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight 374 gr (13.2 oz) with standard battery 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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 ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-F000001T ICOM-IC-000078 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252