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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 0.15-30 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
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
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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)
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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
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Image rejection ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms 10cm internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 20-150Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 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. 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)
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MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T KENWOOD-TS-000940S STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND