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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 45/25/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 25-160 mA 0.6 A ?
TX Max 1.4 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596J NCG-000010/160M ALINCO-DR-000438