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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
0.85-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 5 / 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX ? 0.5 A 320 mA
TX 0.8-2.1 A 10 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX DTMF encoder (US version) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD ALINCO-DR-000119 CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004