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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile quad-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 140-170 MHz 10-160 m 26-33 / 47-54 / 108-180 / 320-512 / 750-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W 2 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 29 / 50 / 144 / 430 MHz bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 W (UHF: 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 100 W 500 mA
TX ? 400 W 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 53.34 × 109.22 × 38.1 mm
(2.10 × 4.30 × 1.50 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
140 × 41.5 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.63 × 6.61 in)
Weight 374 gr (13.2 oz) with standard battery 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSQ. CTCSS option Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-F000001T SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A TYT-TH-009800