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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability -7 ~ +3 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 15/20/40 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 130 kHz @ -6dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.155 MHz N-FM/AM, 10.7 MHz FM
3rd: 450 kHz N-FM/AM
? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 15/20/40 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Li-Io pack) Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 90 mA ? 500 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
Weight 103 gr (3.6 oz) with EBP58N 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 920 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. PC-programmable ? Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000007 BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067