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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 350 mW, Low: 50 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 33 mA squelched ? 60-90 VA
TX 260 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 55 × 102 × 28 mm
(2.17 × 4.02 × 1.10 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000011T SONY-ICF-006500W RACAL-RA-001778