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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.5 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (battery pack) or 3-6V DC external 13.8V DC 24 V DC or mains
Current RX 14-70 mA 900 mA 36 W
TX Max 1 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with antenna and EBP-60 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000042 ICOM-IC-000720 JRC-NRD-000301A