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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  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 5 ppm ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
26.965-27.255 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
? 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 ? ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external ? 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 39-150 mA ? 2 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 197x and 197x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
? 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
AM/SSB 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-X000003 COMMANDER-000119.137 AOR-AR-005001D