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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 15 dBμ (12 dB SINAD) ? -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 39.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 300mW at 10% THD into 8Ω% ? 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 4/4.5 W (VHF/UHF) SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Separate PSU 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX 26-80 mA ? 250 mA
TX Max 1.8 A ? 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with standard battery 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U)
CTCSS / DCS
R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000520J HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III ALINCO-DJ-V000057E