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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 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 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.75-4.9 / 4.8-12.6 / 12.5-34 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 1.65 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3.2 W external only

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains (115 / 230 V AC)
Current RX 25-250 mA 36-160 mA 85 W max
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? ANL
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000017E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122A