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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.001 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 / 6 kHz FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 25-250 mA ? 400-600 mA
TX Max 1.4 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000017E AOR-AR-003030 ALINCO-DR-000735E