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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 20 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Output: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 20 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 13.8V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ? 35 W
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII KANTRONICS-KT-000120 DRAKE-DSR-000002