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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 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

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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)
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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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 ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output External speaker required 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output - High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) 13.8V DC 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A 130-180 mA
TX - Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
PLL IC: PLL2001 - 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 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 ICOM-IC-000229H ALINCO-DJ-X000011