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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Marine Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 108-174 / 430-450 MHz 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity > -16 dBu ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.9 / 45.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output 100 mW (8 ohms, 10% THD) Internal speaker 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 2-5 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4-13 V DC 24V DC or mains 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX 25-85 mA ? 0.8 A
TX 1.5 A max. - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 139 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.47 × 1.10 in)
480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) None 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Full duplex between VHF & UHF
CTCSS / DSC
Direct frequency entry
Channel scope
? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-G000005E DRAKE-RR-000003 ICOM-IC-000208H