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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ? 80 W
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? ?
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593E-MKII UNIDEN-BEARCAT-WASHINGTON EDDYSTONE-000730/6