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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 850 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: Up to 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains or 12 V DC 10 V AC
Current RX 20-280 mA 0.5 A ?
TX Max 1.2 A 21 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1999 and 20xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? 205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with EBP50N 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF Theft alarm. Experimental mosquito repeal feature. ? Alarm clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000296T SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000244CLT