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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 1200 W PEP, CW: 1000 W, AM: 600 W (100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (battery) or 5.4-6V DC external 12V DC or internal batteries Mains
Current RX 26-140 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
343 × 152 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 5.98 × 11.50 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 18.60 kg (41.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000008 LOWE-HF-000225 YAESU-FL-002100