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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW ? 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX ? 120W 70 mA
TX ? - 80 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000500E HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A PRESIDENT-KP-000077