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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
2 meter Transverter

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  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ? ?
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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
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
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external Mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX 50-150 mA - ?
TX - ? 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 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
11 tubes ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X002000 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I HEATHKIT-SB-000500