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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Super Heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W 100 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA ? 1 A max
TX Max 1.4 A ? 11.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 1984 Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E HEATHKIT-SS-009000 KENWOOD-TM-D000700A