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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W) ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
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Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596J KENWOOD-TS-000870S RADIOFON-PR-000003