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Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 1.5-18 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 420-450 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external 12-14V DC 12V DC (internal dynamotor)
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX 0.45-1 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 193x and 194x in by RCA
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045T SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 MILITARY-BC-000312-M