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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 25-160 mA 1.2 A 400-600 mA
TX Max 1.4 A 20 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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 CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E ALINCO-DX-000801 ALINCO-DR-000735E