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General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external ? 12-16 V DC
Current RX 25-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
? 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000017E LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-001050 WHISTLER-WS001098