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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 kHz Continuous 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2200 MHz - 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   DSB   -
RF-output ? 60 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6) or 9-14V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 95-135 mA - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 60 × 110 × 25 mm
(2.36 × 4.33 × 0.98 in)
? 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232. Speech descrambler ? RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000005 HAMMARLUND-HX-000500 AOR-AR-003000AB