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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ?
TX Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593E-MKII HEATHKIT-GR-000078