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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability 5 ppm ? ±3 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
5 kHz - 2000 MHz 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
? AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
Filters ? ? 2 / 4 kHz
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 12V DC or Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 39-150 mA Max 30 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
? CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 COLLINS-000095S-1A JRC-NRD-000525