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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 140-170 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX ? Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 53.34 × 109.22 × 38.1 mm
(2.10 × 4.30 × 1.50 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 374 gr (13.2 oz) with standard battery 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSQ. CTCSS option 9K6 packet ready Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-F000001T ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-R000003