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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5-50 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
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Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ?
Audio output ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 200 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC F-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) Mains
Current RX 15-40 mA 35-150 mA 17W
TX Max 600 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 1.10 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
270 × 67 × 190 mm
(10.63 × 2.64 × 7.48 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & theft alarm VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. 1 Limit search memory
Direct entry system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000040 ICOM-IC-R000020 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002010