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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 3.4-30.2 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW ? requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX 25-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000017E HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225