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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
28 MHz All-mode transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 28.000-29.700 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   GMSK  
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
< 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
AM: +6 dBu (2 µV)
FM: -6 dBu (0.5 µV)
SSB: 0 dBu (1 µV)
CW: -12 dBu (0.25 µV)
Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
AM/FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB/CW/AM-N: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ≥ 65 dB
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28.000-29.700 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? FM/AM/CW: 1-12 W, SSB: 0-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (battery) or 5.4-6V DC external 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 26-140 mA ? 750 mA max
TX - - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
170 × 52 × 512 mm
(6.69 × 2.05 × 20.16 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 360 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000008 TEN-TEC-RX-000340 ALINCO-DX-000010