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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: Up to 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 20-280 mA 6 W max 95-140 mA
TX Max 1.2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with EBP50N 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF Theft alarm. Experimental mosquito repeal feature. ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000296T RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 AOR-AR-002700