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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.001% Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 440-450 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   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
≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 720 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? 2 W Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 26-140 mA 500-700 mA ?
TX - 1.7-3.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
?
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 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
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ICOM-IC-000045A EDDYSTONE-000850/4