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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz (USA + Asian version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
520-1710 / 2300-21950 kHz
87-108 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity < 12 kHz/-6dB ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne PLL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA version)
144-146 MHz (European version)
137-174 MHz (Asian version)
- 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2/5 depending on voltage ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13.8V DC 5V DC through mini-USB jack or 3 × R6/AA batteries External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
Digital Sound Processing ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000180 TECSUN-PL-000360 HEATHKIT-HW-000100