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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz kHz Conitnuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.050-0.531MHz (AM): 5dBμ (10dB S/N)
0.531-1.62MHz (AM): 2dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (AM): -5dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (SSB,CW): -10dBu (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (FM): -15dBμ (12dB SINAD)
76-108MHz (WFM): -3dBμ (12dB SINAD)
108-136MHz (AM): -6dBμ (10dB S/N)
136-174MHz (FM): -14dBμ (12dB SINAD)
175-221.75MHz (WFM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
221.8-336MHz (AM): 0dBμ (10dB S/N)
336-475.75MHz (FM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
475.75-770MHz (WFM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
770-1260MHz (FM): -9dBμ (12dB SINAD)
1260-1300MHz (FM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: -6dB/12 kHz or more, -60 dB / 35 kHz or less
SSB/CW: -6dB/2 kHz or more, -50 dB / 7.5 kHz or less
WFM: -6dB/180 kHz ±40 kHz, -20 dB / 470 kHz or less
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? - 750 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) Mains
Current RX Max 80 W 130-180 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
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Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. - Inversion scramble decoder option (DJ-X11E only)
- CTCSS/DCS
- Bug detector
- IQ signal output that
can be used with 3rd-party software to operate as a software defined radio
- 10.7 MHz IF-output
- Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A ALINCO-DJ-X000011 SWAN-CUBIC-000700