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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? 5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia) 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
134 - 174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia) - 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (battery pack) or 3-6V DC external 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 12 V DC - 2400mAh Lithium-Ion
Current RX 12-65 mA 39-150 mA ?
TX Max 800 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 20xx and 201x
Dimensions 57 × 98 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 3.86 × 1.10 in)
56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
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Weight 162 gr (5.7 oz) with antenna and EBP-60 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 10 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
IPX8 waterproof / 1.5m (4.92Ft) for 30 minutes
• Selectable 5 or 1 Watt transmit power output
• Supplied with 2400mAh Li-Ion battery, AC and DC 3-hour quick chargers
• Built-in noise Cancelling
• Programmable channel names
• NOAA Weather channels and Weather Alert
• Programmable Scan, Priority Scan and Dual Watch
• Preset key used to recall up to 10 favorite channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000012 ALINCO-DJ-X000003 STANDARD-HX000400