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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual Power Auto Tuner | 300 / 150 W

General

HAM bands 2m  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 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. 14° to 140°F. (-10° to +60°C.) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity -15 dBµ @ 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ± 6 kHz -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 39.15 MHz / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 150 / 300 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 6-1600/3200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 25-160 mA 1.2-1.5 A 1 A @ 12 V DC
TX Max 1.4 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
254 × 70 × 228 mm
(10.00 × 2.76 × 8.98 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20000 channels in 1 bank(s)
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) ? VirtualAntenna Memory
Cross Needle + Digital SWR / Watt Meters
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596T ICOM-IC-000731 MFJ-000993B