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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m 
Freq. stability -7 ~ +3 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 15 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 130 kHz @ -6dB
4.5 kHz 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.155 MHz N-FM/AM, 10.7 MHz FM
3rd: 450 kHz N-FM/AM
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? Requires external speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 2 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Li-Io pack) Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 90 mA ? 600-750 mA
TX - - 2.7-9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
Weight 103 gr (3.6 oz) with EBP58N 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) None 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. PC-programmable SP-200 speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000007 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 ICOM-IC-000025H