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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability -7 ~ +3 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 130 kHz @ -6dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) 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 IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 0.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Li-Io pack) 13.5V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX 90 mA Max 1.1 A 660 mA
TX - Max 21 A 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 103 gr (3.6 oz) with EBP58N 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. PC-programmable ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000007 YAESU-FT-000301 XIEGU-X005105