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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) 1.0 µV SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Crystal controlled double conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
Image rejection ? 35 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W ? 1-20/1-20 W

Connections

Antenna BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12-15 V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) 10 W 400 mA (no signal)
TX Max 1.4 A - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1974 and 1986 Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 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) ? CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2)