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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 350 mW, Low: 50 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 11-16V DC 12V DC
Current RX 33 mA squelched Max 1 A 500mA
TX 260 mA Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1998 and 200x in UK
Dimensions 55 × 102 × 28 mm
(2.17 × 4.02 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000011T KENWOOD-TR-000751E FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX