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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 10m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 25 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? FM: -12 dB µV @ 12 dB SINAD AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ± 5 kHz at -6 dB AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Dual-Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.5 Watts @8 ohms, 10% THD More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 28.0-29.7 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 800 mA 1 A max
TX - 3 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 53 × 110 × 37 mm
(2.09 × 4.33 × 1.46 in)
144 × 40 × 115 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 4.53 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight ? 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Repeater offset. CTCSS option. Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000001 ALINCO-DR-M000003SX ALINCO-DX-SR000009