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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ± 7 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage 2/5/10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (battery) or 5.4-6V DC external 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 26-140 mA 200 mA 400-600 mA
TX - 2 A max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000008 ALINCO-DJ-G000007T ALINCO-DR-000003T