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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop 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  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ? 0.001 %
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 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) 28-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 800-960 MHz (cellular blocked in US) 25.615-29.655 MHz
NOAA weather channels
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? AM/CW: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.2 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB ? AM / FM: 50 dB at 10 kHz
SSB: 5 dB at 2 kHz, 60 dB at 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 25.615-29.655 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX 50-150 mA ? ?
TX - - 90 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
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Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
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
PC programmable
SAME weather alert
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X002000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002054 RANGER-RCI-002980WX