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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 2/2 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) 400-600 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
?
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 202 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) 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) LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593E-MKII ALINCO-DR-000620D SAILOR-R001119