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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA (squelched) 2A
TX ? Max 11 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000120T ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKIII ICOM-IC-000078