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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
135-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? 55 dB
Audio output 200 mW (8 Ohm, 10% distortion) 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC Mains 11-15 V DC
Current RX 20-50 mA ? 500 mA max
TX 1.2 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with EBP-50N 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 40 channels in bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000193J YAESU-FRG-008800 ELAD-FDM-000077