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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 144-174 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 15 dBμ (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 39.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 300mW at 10% THD into 8Ω% ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 4/4.5 W (VHF/UHF) 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 26-80 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.8 A 20 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
?
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with standard battery ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 8 bank(s) 8 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
RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000520J ICOM-IC-000730 20-125