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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.1-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
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
SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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 ? ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM
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: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
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 11-15V DC
Current RX 26-140 mA 26-140 mA 0.9 A
TX - - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 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 RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ALINCO-DJ-X000008 ELECRAFT-K000003