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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 200 mA
TX Max 1.4 A 15 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
216 × 95 × 248 mm
(8.50 × 3.74 × 9.76 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596J KENWOOD-TS-000520S ATLAS-RX-000110