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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 0.2-30 MHz 136-173 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 W ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags 12hr clock and timer CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000195 KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET