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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 76.1-170 / 380.2125-450 MHz 144-146 MHz 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (batteries), 4.5-6V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 80 mA Max 800 mA 400-600 mA
TX - Max 10.5 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 100 × 19 mm
(2.28 × 3.94 × 0.75 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 150 gr (5.3 oz) 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 202 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000001-WAVE-CATCHER ALINCO-DR-000130 ALINCO-DR-000620T