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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz (USA + Asian version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
10-80 m 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB ? ?
Selectivity < 12 kHz/-6dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
137-174 MHz (Asian version)
10-80 m 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 2/5 depending on voltage ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX ? ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000180 STAR-STR-000500 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600