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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW ? 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 77 mA typical 74-240 mA
TX ? - 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! ? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000196T EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII YAESU-FT-000005DE