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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 40/80 m 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? ? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system ? Direct conversion SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB
Audio output ? 2W 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna BNC - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 650 mA
TX Max 1.5 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight 315 gr (11.1 oz) ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS & DCS ? Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593J KANTRONICS-008040-B CODAN-SENTRY-H