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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 2 µV ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB)
5 kHz @ -30 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
450 kHz 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC battery pack (no external DC port) Mains (110 / 220 V AC) ?
Current RX 30-250 mA 65 W 6-170 mA
TX Max 1.5 A - 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 108 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.25 × 1.42 in)
? 61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 245 gr (8.6 oz) with batteryEBP-72 and antenna ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS and DTMF. Noise limiter
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000175E EDDYSTONE-000556 ICOM-IC-000002A