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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? ? 480 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5 × AA or external 12 V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 0.6-1 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E YAESU-FT-000897 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT