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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 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 ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
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 Single conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 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 12" HiFi speaker 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 130-180 mA Max 700 mA
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - 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 HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ALINCO-DJ-X000011 KENWOOD-TM-000231A