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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 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 108-174 / 438-450 MHz 2-12 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 456 kHz 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 2-12 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 2-5 W/2-5 W 3.5-15 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6, 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 197x in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 139 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.47 × 1.10 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DJ-G000005T MILITARY-AN/GRC-000009 ALINCO-DR-000735E