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

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  ? 6m 
Freq. stability 5 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.1-100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
0.5-1300 MHz 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 6 m
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external ?
Current RX 39-150 mA 38-180 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries 310 gr (10.9 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 ICOM-IC-R000010 POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000006