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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.2 W nominal

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Asia) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (battery pack) or 3-6V DC external Mains 12 V DC or mains
Current RX 14-70 mA ? ?
TX Max 1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1992 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with antenna and EBP-60 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000042 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. 20-402