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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz (USA + Asian version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
0.03-60 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB ? ?
Selectivity < 12 kHz/-6dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
137-174 MHz (Asian version)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 2/5 depending on voltage SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX ? Max 3.5 A 60 W
TX ? Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000180 ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III RACAL-RA-003701