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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM  
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
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: 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)
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Image rejection ? >90 dB! ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM  
RF-output ? 0-100 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SMA RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 12-15V DC ?
Current RX 26-140 mA 2 A max ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
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Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
RS-232C. DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) COBRA-000021-LTD-ST