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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Precision RF Meter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 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 N/A

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 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 N/A
Selectivity 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 N/A
Filters ? ? N/A
Receiver system AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 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 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output - 5 / 4 / 2 W N/A

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 7.4V, 1300mAh (Li-Ion) Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 130-180 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
Weight 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - 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-X000011 HYTERA-TC-000518 HEATHKIT-HM-001002