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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Heavy-duty amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.15-35 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 11.7 - 15.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 2010 and 201x Between 195x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
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Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000196T ALINCO-DX-R000008 TMC-PAL-000500