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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz)

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.535-33 MHz in 6 bands 0.009-3700 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 2075/1550 kHz
2nd: 50 kHz (!)
1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 10 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external Mains 10-16 V DC
Current RX 25-250 mA ? 200 - 1500 mA
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1954 and 1955 in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
508 × 235 × 444 mm
(20.00 × 9.25 × 17.48 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000027 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000088 AOR-AR-005700D