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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.75-4.9 / 4.8-12.6 / 12.5-34 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.65 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.2 W external only

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: Up to 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8 W ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains Mains (115 / 230 V AC)
Current RX 20-280 mA ? 85 W max
TX Max 1.2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
? 476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with EBP50N ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF Theft alarm. Experimental mosquito repeal feature. ? ANL
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000296T HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000096 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122A