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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 10-80 m + WWV 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
8.83 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
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Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 13.8V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 26-140 mA 2 A ?
TX - 5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
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Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K KENWOOD-TS-000120V EDDYSTONE-EB-000035