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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity ? ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
Filters ? ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 11-16.6V DC 11-16 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA max ?
TX ? - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2008 and 200x Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions ? 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight ? 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
QSK
WARC option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000500E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT HEATHKIT-HW-000009