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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
0.16µV (12dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 12.5 / 25 kHz FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD 500mW max 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX 500-700 mA ? 48-310 mA
TX Max 11 A ? 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
59 × 119 × 37 mm
(2.32 × 4.69 × 1.46 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 246 gr (8.7 oz) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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) Speech synthesizer
DCS/CTCSS/DTMF
Stopwatch
PC-programmable
CE-compliant
Built-in flashlight
Alpha tags
Roger beep
VOX
Twin RX
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000635T WOUXUN-KG-UV000002D KENWOOD-TH-D000074