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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains or 12 V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 0.6 A 2 A
TX Max 1.4 A 20 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596J NCG-000010/160M PRESIDENT-ADAMS