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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m 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 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 146-148 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 146-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1.5 W High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 30-75 mA Max 0.5 A
TX - Max 445 mA Max 10.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
138 × 58 × 216 mm
(5.43 × 2.28 × 8.50 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PLL IC: PLL2001
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003S DRAKE-TR-000033C ICOM-IC-000229H