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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 20-150Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) 12-14V DC Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC)
Current RX 30-250 mA 0.5 A 80 W
TX Max 1.5 A Max 20 A 510 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. Full QSK Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T ATLAS-000400-X KENWOOD-TS-000940S