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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W 100 W 5 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-250 mA 2A 0.5 A
TX Max 1.4 A 20A max 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? DTMF encoder (US version)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000027 ICOM-IC-000078 ALINCO-DR-000119