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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 138–174 / 403–470 / 450–520 / 806–870MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 138–174 / 403–470 / 450–520 / 806–870MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   P25  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 VHF/UHF: 5W, 800MHz: 3W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 NMO
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 11-15V DC ?
Current RX ? 0.9 A ?
TX ? 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
62 × 167 × 42 mm
(2.44 × 6.57 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
UCM for Encryption optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000196T ELECRAFT-K000003 MOTOROLA-XTS-003000