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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 350-512 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 11.7-15.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 400-600 mA 1 A max
TX Max 1.4 A Max 10 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 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) 1K2/9K6 TNC option, GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm. 20F3 DV option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E ALINCO-DR-000435T ALINCO-DX-SR000009