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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.005%
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
4 kHz @ -6 dB, 20 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input 4 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 20-150Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30-250 mA 80 W 0.3-1.3 A
TX Max 1.5 A 510 W max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. Auto-AT option ANL
Accessories ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
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MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T KENWOOD-TS-000940S TRAM-XL