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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? ±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion 240 mW, 8 ohm 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 0.5 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
DTMF encoder (US version)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D ALINCO-DR-000119