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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop 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  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 5 ppm ± 2.0 ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
0.5-30 MHz 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   W-FM mono  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
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Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single / double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 2.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 39-150 mA 1.2 A ?
TX - 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 2004 and 20xx Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
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Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 ALINCO-DX-000801 PHILIPS-000008-RO-501