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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? 240 mW, 8 ohm 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1-5/1-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4-15V DC 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack
Current RX 20-220 mA ? 0.6-1 A
TX Max 1.8 A - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2002 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 97 × 40 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 335 gr (11.8 oz) 350 gr (12.4 oz) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000005 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D YAESU-FT-000897D