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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
440 MHz transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) 136-174 MHz 420-450 MHz (444-450 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.1-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.6V CW/SSB
5-900 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
900-2150 MHz: 1V AM, 2V NFM, 4V W-FM
Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB 7 MHz @ -6 dB / 20 MHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 3 W @ 10% (5 W max)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
420-450 MHz (444-450 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations - FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 11.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 50-150 mA 0.3-1 A 180-800 mA
TX - 15 A max 4.0 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
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Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Two-mode bug detector
Instant search function locks onto the nearest, strongest signal
Frequency counter
160 seconds of digital recording
Speech descrambler (excluded in US version) CTCSS
Low power transceiver function
Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X002000 ICOM-IC-V008000 REGENCY-HR-000440