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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 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)
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 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
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or internal batteries 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 130-180 mA
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? - 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A LOWE-HF-000225 ALINCO-DJ-X000011