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

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m. 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 425-450 MHz 87.5-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
FM (at 12dB SINAD)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.16μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.16μV
230.000–259.995MHz 0.56μV
260.000–299.995MHz 0.32μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.22μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.22μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.16μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.16μV
810.000–879.990MHz 0.45μV
880.000–999.990MHz 0.45μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.5μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.5μV
230.000–259.995MHz 1.8μV
260.000–299.995MHz 1.0μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.79μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.63μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.56μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.56μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
UHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 438-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 350 mW, Low: 50 mW High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3R6/AA or 3.6-4.5V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 33 mA squelched 500-700 mA 1.2 A max
TX 260 mA Max 11 A 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 102 × 28 mm
(2.17 × 4.02 × 1.10 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios). The DTMF mike is optional here in E Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000041T ALINCO-DR-000635E ICOM-ID-E000880