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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1.0 µV 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled double conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 35 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC 13.5 V DC
Current RX ? 10 W 2 A
TX ? - 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 142 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 5.59 × 1.26 in)
115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000162 HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) YAESU-FT-000757GX