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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.45 A
TX ? 20 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x in USA
Dimensions ? 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight ? ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000500E ICOM-IC-000751 KENWOOD-TS-000050S