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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 10-80 m 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 1.5-5 W ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC ? 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 24 mA squelched ? 200 mA
TX Max 1.5 A - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 151 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 5.94 × 1.06 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000190T HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' ALINCO-DJ-G000007T