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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
-16 dBu for 12 dB SINAD SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? More than 6 kHz (-6 dB), Less than 15 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (battery) or 5.4-6V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX 26-140 mA < 800 mA (squelched) 1.2 A
TX - 3.5-10.5 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000008 ALINCO-DR-000430 ALINCO-DX-000701