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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Rugged handheld VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  4m 
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 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   P25   DV  
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 ?
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 ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ? Software defined
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 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   P25   DV  
RF-output - 5 / 4 / 2 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar - -
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) Li-polymer battery
Current RX 130-180 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
68 × 167 × 45 mm
(2.68 × 6.57 × 1.77 in)
Weight 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 580 gr (1.3 lbs) With battery
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 64 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
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
? AES-256 encryption
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G ingress protection
GPS
Two inch (5 cm) colour screen
Over-the-air Zeroise (OTAZ) to disable compromised radios
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000011 HYTERA-TC-000518 CODAN-SENTRY-V