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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W) -

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 30-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
? 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna ? 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175T YAESU-FT-000950 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080