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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.050-0.531MHz (AM): 5dBμ (10dB S/N)
0.531-1.62MHz (AM): 2dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (AM): -5dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (SSB,CW): -10dBu (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (FM): -15dBμ (12dB SINAD)
76-108MHz (WFM): -3dBμ (12dB SINAD)
108-136MHz (AM): -6dBμ (10dB S/N)
136-174MHz (FM): -14dBμ (12dB SINAD)
175-221.75MHz (WFM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
221.8-336MHz (AM): 0dBμ (10dB S/N)
336-475.75MHz (FM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
475.75-770MHz (WFM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
770-1260MHz (FM): -9dBμ (12dB SINAD)
1260-1300MHz (FM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: -6dB/12 kHz or more, -60 dB / 35 kHz or less
SSB/CW: -6dB/2 kHz or more, -50 dB / 7.5 kHz or less
WFM: -6dB/180 kHz ±40 kHz, -20 dB / 470 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A 130-180 mA
TX - Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 - Inversion scramble decoder option (DJ-X11E only)
- CTCSS/DCS
- Bug detector
- IQ signal output that
can be used with 3rd-party software to operate as a software defined radio
- 10.7 MHz IF-output
- Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003S ICOM-IC-000229H ALINCO-DJ-X000011