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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 420-474 MHz 118-174 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity -15 dBu or better (12 dB SINAD) Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) 0.050-0.531MHz (AM): 5dBμ (10dB S/N)
0.531-1.62MHz (AM): 2dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (AM): -5dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (SSB,CW): -10dBu (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (FM): -15dBμ (12dB SINAD)
76-108MHz (WFM): -3dBμ (12dB SINAD)
108-136MHz (AM): -6dBμ (10dB S/N)
136-174MHz (FM): -14dBμ (12dB SINAD)
175-221.75MHz (WFM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
221.8-336MHz (AM): 0dBμ (10dB S/N)
336-475.75MHz (FM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
475.75-770MHz (WFM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
770-1260MHz (FM): -9dBμ (12dB SINAD)
1260-1300MHz (FM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
AM/FM: -6dB/12 kHz or more, -60 dB / 35 kHz or less
SSB/CW: -6dB/2 kHz or more, -50 dB / 7.5 kHz or less
WFM: -6dB/180 kHz ±40 kHz, -20 dB / 470 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 420-450 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 2 W (6 VDC), 400 mW (2.4 VDC), Low: 500 mW (6 VDC), 150 mW (2.4 VDC) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2R6/AA or Li-Ion pack. Also 3-6V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX ? 400 mA (squelched) 130-180 mA
TX 0.45-1 A Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with batteries and antenna 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable. CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) - Inversion scramble decoder option (DJ-X11E only)
- CTCSS/DCS
- Bug detector
- IQ signal output that
can be used with 3rd-party software to operate as a software defined radio
- 10.7 MHz IF-output
- Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000045T ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII ALINCO-DJ-X000011