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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB 75 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground)
Current RX 25-100 mA 1.3-1.6 A 0.3-1 A
TX Max 1.5 A 22 A max 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2005 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
Weight 315 gr (11.1 oz) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593J ICOM-IC-007000 ICOM-IC-V008000