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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 15 dBμ (12 dB SINAD) ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 39.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 300mW at 10% THD into 8Ω% ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output 4/4.5 W (VHF/UHF) High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 26-80 mA 25-100 mA 600 mA max
TX Max 1.8 A Max 1.5 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with standard battery 315 gr (11.1 oz) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U)
CTCSS / DCS
CTCSS & DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000520J ALINCO-DJ-000593J KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II