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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX 0.45-1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045E ALINCO-DJ-X000003S ICOM-IC-R000072DC