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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 76-108 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
135-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB 60 dB Better than 50 dB
Audio output 200 mW (8 Ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W High: 1-5/1-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 4-15V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 20-50 mA 20-220 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX 1.2 A max Max 1.8 A 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
58 × 97 × 40 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with EBP-50N 335 gr (11.8 oz) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000193J ALINCO-DJ-V000005 KENWOOD-TS-000520S