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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Scanner / 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  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 148-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003S ICOM-IC-R000072DC RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000007B