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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
?
Selectivity ? 9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.2 W 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W - ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12 V DC or mains Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 25-100 mA 13 W ?
TX Max 1.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 315 gr (11.1 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS & DCS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000593J RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035