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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 0.5-1500 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Quadruple conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
2305 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m - 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations FM   - USB  
RF-output 2 W ? 200 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC ?
Current RX ? ~200 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 57 × 142 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 5.59 × 1.26 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000162 AOR-AR-002515 HEATHKIT-HW-000032