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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 65 dB typical ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB typical ?
Audio output Internal speaker 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 5.5 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 7.2 V DC 6-16 V DC
Current RX ? 20-250 mA 20-200 mA
TX - 0.7-2 A 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003S ICOM-IC-V000008 ICOM-IC-W000002E