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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 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
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (battery) or 5.4-6V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 26-140 mA 120W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1970 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. Alpha tags. Digital recording/playback ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000008 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A ICOM-IC-000020