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

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  40m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 40 m 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 40 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external ?V DC 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 198x and 19xx in Korea Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
? 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
Weight ? ? 350 gr (12.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003S BANDO-TECHNIC-000001A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D