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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity 15 dBμ (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 39.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 300mW at 10% THD into 8Ω% ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 4/4.5 W (VHF/UHF) ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains ?
Current RX 26-80 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Thailand
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
210 × 57 × 178 mm
(8.27 × 2.24 × 7.01 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with standard battery 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U)
CTCSS / DCS
? AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000520J COLLINS-000051J-1 MIDLAND/ALAN-000048