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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: 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)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 26-140 mA ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX - ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ICOM-IC-000003N KENWOOD-TS-000520