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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N 0.050-0.531MHz (AM): 5dBμ (10dB S/N)
0.531-1.62MHz (AM): 2dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (AM): -5dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (SSB,CW): -10dBu (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (FM): -15dBμ (12dB SINAD)
76-108MHz (WFM): -3dBμ (12dB SINAD)
108-136MHz (AM): -6dBμ (10dB S/N)
136-174MHz (FM): -14dBμ (12dB SINAD)
175-221.75MHz (WFM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
221.8-336MHz (AM): 0dBμ (10dB S/N)
336-475.75MHz (FM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
475.75-770MHz (WFM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
770-1260MHz (FM): -9dBμ (12dB SINAD)
1260-1300MHz (FM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
≤ 0.251 µV / 0.282 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: -6dB/12 kHz or more, -60 dB / 35 kHz or less
SSB/CW: -6dB/2 kHz or more, -50 dB / 7.5 kHz or less
WFM: -6dB/180 kHz ±40 kHz, -20 dB / 470 kHz or less
65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz - 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 100-120W - 5 / 4 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 7.4V, 1300mAh (Li-Ion)
Current RX 3 A 130-180 mA ?
TX 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
- Inversion scramble decoder option (DJ-X11E only)
- CTCSS/DCS
- Bug detector
- IQ signal output that
can be used with 3rd-party software to operate as a software defined radio
- 10.7 MHz IF-output
- Twin RX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 ALINCO-DJ-X000011 HYTERA-TC-000518