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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Marine Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) 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 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) 130-3750 kHz in 3 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM  
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
0.1-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.6V CW/SSB
5-900 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
900-2150 MHz: 1V AM, 2V NFM, 4V W-FM
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Selectivity SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
127 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external 12 V DC, 24 V DC optional
Current RX 200 mA max 50-150 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 320 gr (11.3 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Two-mode bug detector
Instant search function locks onto the nearest, strongest signal
Frequency counter
160 seconds of digital recording
Speech descrambler (excluded in US version) CTCSS
Low power transceiver function
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000010 ALINCO-DJ-X002000 EDDYSTONE-000720