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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld 2-slot DMR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 400-479 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.25 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.35 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
25 kHz (analog) / 12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 800/800 mW 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 7.4 V DC 1700 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX 28-74 mA 200-450 mA ?
TX Max 1.8 A 2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 97 × 37 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 1.46 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
59 × 118 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 4.65 × 1.57 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 256 gr (9.0 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 4000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U). Keyboard D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
DMR Tier I and Tier II
1.77 inch TFT color LCD
VFO / MR Switch
Preprogrammable short messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000530J ICOM-ID-000031E ALINCO-DJ-MD000005