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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF 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  2000m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.1-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.6V CW/SSB
5-900 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
900-2150 MHz: 1V AM, 2V NFM, 4V W-FM
0.050-0.531MHz (AM): 5dBμ (10dB S/N)
0.531-1.62MHz (AM): 2dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (AM): -5dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (SSB,CW): -10dBu (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (FM): -15dBμ (12dB SINAD)
76-108MHz (WFM): -3dBμ (12dB SINAD)
108-136MHz (AM): -6dBμ (10dB S/N)
136-174MHz (FM): -14dBμ (12dB SINAD)
175-221.75MHz (WFM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
221.8-336MHz (AM): 0dBμ (10dB S/N)
336-475.75MHz (FM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
475.75-770MHz (WFM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
770-1260MHz (FM): -9dBμ (12dB SINAD)
1260-1300MHz (FM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
≤ 0.251 µV / 0.282 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB AM/FM: -6dB/12 kHz or more, -60 dB / 35 kHz or less
SSB/CW: -6dB/2 kHz or more, -50 dB / 7.5 kHz or less
WFM: -6dB/180 kHz ±40 kHz, -20 dB / 470 kHz or less
65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - 5 / 4 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 7.4V, 1300mAh (Li-Ion)
Current RX 50-150 mA 130-180 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Two-mode bug detector
Instant search function locks onto the nearest, strongest signal
Frequency counter
160 seconds of digital recording
Speech descrambler (excluded in US version) CTCSS
Low power transceiver function
- Inversion scramble decoder option (DJ-X11E only)
- CTCSS/DCS
- Bug detector
- IQ signal output that
can be used with 3rd-party software to operate as a software defined radio
- 10.7 MHz IF-output
- Twin RX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X002000 ALINCO-DJ-X000011 HYTERA-TC-000518