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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   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
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 TV-antenne SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 20-150Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) 13.8V DC Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC)
Current RX 30-250 mA ? 80 W
TX Max 1.5 A - 510 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 198x and 199x in Sweden Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 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)
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T DLS-000200C KENWOOD-TS-000940S