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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-900 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-900 MHz: 0.5 µV
900-2150 MHz: 2 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-900 MHz: 2 µV
900-2150 MHz: 4 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 0.6 µV
5-900 MHz: 0.5 µV
900-2150 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-7.2V DC or 10-16V DC external 24V DC or mains 12-14V DC
Current RX 50-150 mA ? ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000020 DRAKE-RR-000002 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A