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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.5-32 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ? 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 25-28V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 25-250 mA 3 A max 200-450 mA
TX Max 1.4 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000027 COLLINS-R-000392/URR ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS