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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ? ± 2.5 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 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 70-108 / 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   N-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: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
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Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC 12-14V DC ?
Current RX 200 mA max 300~500mA ?
TX - - 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
100 × 52 × 32 mm
(3.94 × 2.05 × 1.26 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) incl. battery + antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
Dual band / dual display / dual standby
FM radio (25 memory channels)
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift
Tri-color backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000010 AOR-AR-002002 BOLDOM-BD-F000008