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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ? +/- 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 0.5-30 MHz 245 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 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 1.6-30 MHz 245 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W 5 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ± 15% ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1.2 A ? 400-600 mA
TX 20 A ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 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 Detachable front panel IPX7 waterproof ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DX-000701 ALINCO-DJ-V000245 ALINCO-DR-000735T