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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W 0-100 W 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 25-100 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 1.5 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
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Weight 315 gr (11.1 oz) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DCS Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593J TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) EMPEROR-P-001802