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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80m 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-60 dB) 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output > 200 mW (8Ω) External speaker required 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 4 W, Low: ? mW SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit Batteries
Current RX 20-50 mA ? 2.5 A
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with EBP-50N 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000493J GALAXY-GT000550 EDDYSTONE-000710