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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-15V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external
Current RX ? 75 mA (squelched) 26-140 mA
TX ? Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 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
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-ALD-000024T ALINCO-DJ-000593E-MKII ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K