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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-450 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz - 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 4 W ? 0.5/6W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 4.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 3 A (60 W) Max 180 mA
TX ? - Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000496T DRAKE-R000007A ICOM-IC-T000007H