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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 420-474 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) 100 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external Mains
Current RX ? ? 32 W
TX ? 0.45-1 A 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. PC-programmable. VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000120E ALINCO-DJ-S000045E KENWOOD-TS-000830M