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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ?/? W ? FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-12V DC 24 V DC or mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 36 W 600 mA
TX Max 2.4 A - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 169 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 6.65 × 1.26 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 440 gr (15.5 oz) approx. 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Twin RX ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000560E JRC-NRD-000301A SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220