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

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.01-3500 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   FM  
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 (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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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 Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ?
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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.7 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 26-140 mA 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1987 and 1990 in Japan & Korea
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
66 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 4 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
Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K AOR-AR-ALPHA ZODIAC-P-006000