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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
?
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 6V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) Max 210 VA Max 40 mA
TX Max 1.4 A Max 800 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593E-MKII ICOM-IC-007800 SONY-ICF-007700