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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 ~ 100 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 30-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) 350/300 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external 3V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 38-170 mA 1.2 A max
TX 0.45-1 A Max 440 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045E ICOM-IC-Q000007A ICOM-IC-R000072DC