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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 76.1-170 / 380.2125-450 MHz 216-278 MHz (after modification: RX/TX 200-299.995 MHz depending on VCO alignment) 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 222-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (batteries), 4.5-6V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 80 mA Max 600 mA 400-600 mA
TX - Max 8 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 100 × 19 mm
(2.28 × 3.94 × 0.75 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 150 gr (5.3 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS and DTMF. 1K2/9K6 TNC option. Theft alarm Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) PLL: M64076GP (IC501) ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000001-WAVE-CATCHER ALINCO-DR-000235T ALINCO-DR-000735E