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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 15 dBμ (12 dB SINAD) ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 39.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 300mW at 10% THD into 8Ω% 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 4/4.5 W (VHF/UHF) 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 26-80 mA 0.6 A
TX Max 1.8 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic)
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with standard battery 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U)
CTCSS / DCS
AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000520J NCG-000010/160M