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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz) 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.35 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Super-heterodyne Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW ? None

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (USA) 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ~30 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 13.8 V DC 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX 25-250 mA ? 410 mA max
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 ? 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000017T SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO