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

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  10m  None 
Freq. stability 5 ppm ± 7 ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
28-29.695 MHz 134 - 174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.695 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? 2/5/10 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% 12 V DC - 2400mAh Lithium-Ion
Current RX 39-150 mA 400-600 mA ?
TX - 3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 2007 and 200x Between 20xx and 201x
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
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Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
? IPX8 waterproof / 1.5m (4.92Ft) for 30 minutes
• Selectable 5 or 1 Watt transmit power output
• Supplied with 2400mAh Li-Ion battery, AC and DC 3-hour quick chargers
• Built-in noise Cancelling
• Programmable channel names
• NOAA Weather channels and Weather Alert
• Programmable Scan, Priority Scan and Dual Watch
• Preset key used to recall up to 10 favorite channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 ALINCO-DR-000003T STANDARD-HX000400