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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up)
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.030-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
Filters ? ? 15, 6 and 3 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
Image rejection ? More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) More than 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ?/? W AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle!

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-12V DC 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) Mains, 85-265 VAC
Current RX ? 2 A max Max 210 VA
TX Max 2.4 A 20 A max Max 800 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2000 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 169 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 6.65 × 1.26 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
Weight 440 gr (15.5 oz) approx. 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Twin RX DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000560E ICOM-IC-000718 ICOM-IC-007700