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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 9-15.9V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2002 and 2005
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000120E ICOM-IC-000703 YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V-FLD