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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 11-16V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 199x and 2005 Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! RS232C interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000196T DRAKE-R000008A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT