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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-60 dB) ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output > 200 mW (8Ω) ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 4 W, Low: ? mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 20-50 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with EBP-50N 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000493J KENWOOD-000009R-59 COMMRADIO-CR-000001