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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-174 / 430-450 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? 180 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: 1 W, Low: 200 mW ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-14V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions ? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 357 gr (12.6 oz) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
Tube hybrid
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-G000001E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT YAESU-FT-000102