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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
2 meter Transverter

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.522-1000 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
? 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1000 W, AM: 800 W (both input) 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC Mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 90 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.54 × 0.59 in)
500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 85 gr (3.0 oz) 57.00 kg (125.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector. Speech descrambler ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000002 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-THUNDERBOLT HEATHKIT-SB-000500