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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 1.5-12 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 7 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII COLLINS-000051J-1 COLLINS-000051-Q