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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output ? ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 13.8V DC 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ? 36W
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1983 and 198x Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
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) Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II TEN-TEC-RX-000400