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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ?
Receiver system ? 7-tubes superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX 25-160 mA ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX Max 1.4 A - 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) S-meter
Antenna trimmer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E HEATHKIT-HR-000010 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200