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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. 14° to 140°F. (-10° to +60°C.) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-512 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity -15 dBµ @ 12 dB SINAD 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ± 6 kHz -6 dB 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 39.15 MHz / 450 kHz 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 2 m: 65 dB 70 cm: 60 dB ?
Audio output 200 mW ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 1.3 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
362 × 109 × 365 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 14.37 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 33 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Remote control. CTCSS and DTMF options. • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596T STANDARD-C-000050D WHISTLER-TRX-000002