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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) ≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W 1-20/1-20 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12-14V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) 400 mA (no signal) 750 mA
TX Max 1.4 A Max 6 A 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) XIEGU-G000090