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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.531-10 / 76.1-90 / 108-170 / 380-470 MHz 0.030-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 /430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 300-500 mW (depending on voltage), Low: ? mW AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-6V DC 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX 19-70 mA 2 A max 45-125 mA
TX Max 250-320 mA 20 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight 102 gr (3.6 oz) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000007 ICOM-IC-000718 YAESU-FT-000060R