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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system ? ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 350 mW, Low: 50 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 33 mA squelched 60-90 VA 2 A
TX 260 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 102 × 28 mm
(2.17 × 4.02 × 1.10 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000011T RACAL-RA-001778 AOR-AR-005001D