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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ?/? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-12V DC 10.8-16V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ?
TX Max 2.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2000 and 200x Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 169 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 6.65 × 1.26 in)
155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 440 gr (15.5 oz) approx. 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Twin RX RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000560T AOR-AR-008600 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)