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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100/100/100 W ? 5 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4×AAA) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX ? - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 1979 and 198x Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF encoder (US version)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS ALINCO-DR-000119