The New Alinco Dual-Band Digital/Analogue Handheld is available with or without GPS capability. It is described as follows: “a feature packed transceiver in a super compact body covering both 2m and 70cm with up to 5W RF output. The handheld has a large easy to read colour display, which in the GPS version shows among other things, co-ordinates and distance between stations. For crystal clear audio it utilises DVSI’s AMBE+2 vocoder with a powerful 1W audio output. The receiver also covers the VHF Broadcast band with 100 memories for your favourite broadcast stations”. The DJ-MD5 is packed with many other features including a 14-hour digital recording capability and sells for £139.95 (non-GPS) and £149.95 (GPS version).

The unit is available from UK importers Nevada Radio and other UK Alinco dealers:

www.nevadaradio.co.uk

This article was featured in the January 2019 issue of Practical Wireless