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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.1-0.5 MHz: 10V AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
5-30 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.25V CW/SSB
30-1000 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
1000-1300 MHz: 1.5V AM, 1.5V CW/SSB
1300-2300 MHz: 10V AM, 10V CW/SSB
< 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB 5kHz (6 dB) or better TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 1W @ 3% THD 500 mW @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC Mains (120 VAC) 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion)
Current RX 200 mA max 40W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? IP 57
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000010 DRAKE-000002-B VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300