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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne 16 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 500 mW 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 25-250 mA Max 0.5 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1950 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
?
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000017E ICOM-IC-000229H COLLINS-000051J-2