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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ? ?
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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 200 mA max 26-140 mA 400-600 mA
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 202 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000010 ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ALINCO-DR-000620E