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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 3.4-30.2 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX 30-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300