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General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
135-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 60 dB 60 dB 70dB
Audio output 200 mW (8 Ohm, 10% distortion) 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 12-14.5 V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX 20-50 mA 600 mA 2A
TX 1.2 A max 3 A max 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with EBP-50N 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000193J SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 ICOM-IC-000078