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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 135-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
135-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB 70dB
Audio output ? 200 mW (8 Ohm, 10% distortion) 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W 5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6-16 V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 20-50 mA 2A
TX ? 1.2 A max 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) with EBP-50N 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000120T ALINCO-DJ-000193J ICOM-IC-000078