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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.25-29.9 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz)
Current RX 25-250 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000017E YAESU-FRG-007000