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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 222-225 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 4 W, Low: 1 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-13.8V DC 11.7-15.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A Max 2 A
TX ? 2-8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 55.88 × 132.08 × 33.02 mm
(2.20 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX RS232C interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000280T YAESU-FTM-000010R DRAKE-R000008A