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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 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 0.03-30 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 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)
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 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
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 100 mW More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 130-180 mA 1 A max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - 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 LOWE-HF-000225 ALINCO-DJ-X000011 ALINCO-DX-R000008