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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 ppm ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.531-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external 12 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 200 mA 2 A ?
TX 2 A max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-G000007T SEMCOSET-SELECTO WHISTLER-WS001010