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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
<1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1-1.4 A ?
TX ? 4-10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! AFC
Twin RX
Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000196T ICOM-IC-002500E TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)