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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 25 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 3 W PEP ±20%

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) 13.8 V DC or mains 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries)
Current RX 30-250 mA 1.2 A max 55 mA max
TX Max 1.5 A - 125 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T ICOM-IC-R000072DC SEMCOSET-SEMCO