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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Digital Tri-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 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 0.5-29.995 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 144-148 MHz, 222-225 MHz, 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR   D-STAR   C4FM   P25  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 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
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Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 100 mW 2 x 4 W at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-148 MHz, 222-225 MHz, 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   DMR   D-STAR   C4FM   P25  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W - 2 x 20W simultaneously

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 10.5-15 V DC
Current RX 4 A 130-180 mA ?
TX 4 A max - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
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Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 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
240 × 320 pixel display, 262k color
GPS
Ethernet (10/100 Mbit/s)
USB
HDMI
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S ALINCO-DJ-X000011 WIRELESS-HOLDINGS-DV000004MOBILE