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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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) 0.1-1300 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   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 (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.7 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 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ALINCO-DJ-X000008 ALINCO-DX-SR000008