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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 0.54-62 MHz in six bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
< 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
5kHz (6 dB) or better ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne ? 13 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output ? 1W @ 3% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 450 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external Mains (120 VAC) Mains
Current RX 26-140 mA 40W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1938 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
431.8 × 304.8 × 304.8 mm
(17.00 × 12.00 × 12.00 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K DRAKE-000002-B HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000017-SUPER-SKYRIDER