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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz 350-512 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-900 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-900 MHz: 0.5 µV
900-2150 MHz: 2 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-900 MHz: 2 µV
900-2150 MHz: 4 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 0.6 µV
5-900 MHz: 0.5 µV
900-2150 MHz: 1 µV
? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-7.2V DC or 10-16V DC external 11.7-15.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 50-150 mA 400-600 mA 1 A max
TX - Max 10 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL 1K2/9K6 TNC option, GPS input for APRS. CTCSS, DCS. Theft alarm. 20F3 DV option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000020 ALINCO-DR-000435T ALINCO-DX-SR000009