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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 440-450 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W High: 5 W, Low: ? mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12V DC 12V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) ? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII KENWOOD-TH-000045AT RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197