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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.531-10 / 76.1-90 / 108-170 / 380-470 MHz 10 m 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system ? XTAL Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 /430-440 MHz 10 m 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 300-500 mW (depending on voltage), Low: ? mW 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-6V DC 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 19-70 mA ? 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX Max 250-320 mA ? 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 102 gr (3.6 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000007 HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' YAESU-FT-000891