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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable VHF 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  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 25 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W PEP ±20%

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries)
Current RX ? 1.2 A max 55 mA max
TX - - 125 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003S ICOM-IC-R000072DC SEMCOSET-SEMCO