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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.522-1000 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
144-146 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.8 A 1 A max
TX - Max 10 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 90 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.54 × 0.59 in)
140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 85 gr (3.0 oz) 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector. Speech descrambler ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000002 ALINCO-DR-M000010H ALINCO-DX-SR000009