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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.54-54 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 2.3 µV (S/N ratio 10:1) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains (95-260 V AC) ?V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA ? 500 mA max
TX Max 1.4 A - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 1984 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579)