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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
135-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection 60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 200 mW (8 Ohm, 10% distortion) 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 20-50 mA 500-700 mA 200 mA
TX 1.2 A max Max 11 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with EBP-50N 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in bank(s) 202 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) Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000193J ALINCO-DR-000635T ALINCO-DJ-G000007T