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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

TX-range 420-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 0.45-1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1974 and 197x Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
? 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna ? 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. ? BFO
Accessories ? ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045T RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000006 MILITARY-BC-000344