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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB 75 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground)
Current RX ? Max 210 VA 0.3-1 A
TX 0.45-1 A Max 800 VA 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045E ICOM-IC-007800 ICOM-IC-V008000