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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 1-5/1-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4-15V DC 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX 20-220 mA 1.2-1.5 A 0.85-1.4 A
TX Max 1.8 A Max 20 A Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 97 × 40 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
Weight 335 gr (11.8 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 24 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-V000005 ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-000901E