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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 136-173.995 / 400-511.995 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-147.995 / 420-449.995 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 2 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX 68 mA 250 mA
TX 620 mA max 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Accessories ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S ALINCO-DJ-V000057T