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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 5 ppm +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Main band: 0.2 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity >12 kHz (-6 dB), <35 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 300/300 mW (500 mW with 6 VDC external) ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC Li-Io pack or 6V DC external 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 19-70 mA 39-150 mA 500-700 mA
TX Max 320 mA - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 98 gr (3.5 oz) including battery 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 10 bank(s) 202 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. PC-programmable Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
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)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000006E ALINCO-DJ-X000003 ALINCO-DR-000635T