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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
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)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 2 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 20 A max 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 142 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 5.59 × 1.26 in)
306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000162 ICOM-IC-000751 ICOM-IC-000091AD