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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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 AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 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 ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 26-140 mA 1 A max
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
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Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ALINCO-DX-SR000008