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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. 14° to 140°F. (-10° to +60°C.) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-512 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -15 dBµ @ 12 dB SINAD ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz -6 dB ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 39.15 MHz / 450 kHz ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 200 mW ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 7-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA ? 4 A
TX Max 1.4 A ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596T ICOM-IC-P000002E ICOM-IC-000732M