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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.522-1000 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
- 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - Max 1 A
TX - ? Max 10.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 90 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.54 × 0.59 in)
? 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
Weight 85 gr (3.0 oz) ? 930 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector. Speech descrambler 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000002 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II ICOM-IC-000281H