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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 76.1-170 / 380.2125-450 MHz 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 720 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (batteries), 4.5-6V DC external 12 or 24V DC Mains
Current RX Max 80 mA Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ?
TX - - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 100 × 19 mm
(2.28 × 3.94 × 0.75 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 150 gr (5.3 oz) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000001-WAVE-CATCHER EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 HEATHKIT-SB-000200