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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 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 0.538-34 MHz - 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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)
Selectivity ? ? 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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output - 200 W -

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) Mains 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX ? - 130-180 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1968 and 1973 Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
? 61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) ? 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
? - 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 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 DRAKE-T-000004XC ALINCO-DJ-X000011