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Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Lineair Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
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Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
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Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 420-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 143-149 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) Max 100/100/100/50 W 10 W @ 1.5 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX 0.45-1 A Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
95 × 70 × 130 mm
(3.74 × 2.76 × 5.12 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045T KENWOOD-TS-B002000 HEATHKIT-HA-000201