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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-148 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W 10 W (AM: 2 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 30-250 mA ? 60-90 VA
TX Max 1.5 A Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T KENWOOD-TS-000700A RACAL-RA-001778