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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 2 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 77-300 mA
TX ? 20 A max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 57 × 142 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 5.59 × 1.26 in)
306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000162 ICOM-IC-000751 ICOM-IC-V000088