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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Shortwave transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2200 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6) or 9-14V DC external 13.8V DC or mains Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 95-135 mA - 250 W max
TX - ? 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 60 × 110 × 25 mm
(2.36 × 4.33 × 0.98 in)
? 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232. Speech descrambler ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000005 KENWOOD-T-000599S KENWOOD-TS-000500