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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations FM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W 30-40 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) 12V DC or mains 7.4V DC
Current RX 30-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. Full QSK Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001P