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

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
?
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output > 200 mW (8Ω) 2.6 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 4 W, Low: ? mW ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-50 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
?
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with EBP-50N 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000493J UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008 KENWOOD-TS-000590