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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W 1-20/1-20 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) 400 mA (no signal) ?
TX Max 1.4 A Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 1983 and 198x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
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Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II