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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA 50W ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T JRC-NRD-000515 Alinco DJ-MD40