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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz Continuous 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 0.2-30 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.1-0.5 MHz: 10V AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
5-30 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.25V CW/SSB
30-1000 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
1000-1300 MHz: 1.5V AM, 1.5V CW/SSB
1300-2300 MHz: 10V AM, 10V CW/SSB
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range - - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX 200 mA max ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX - - 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) None 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000010 KENWOOD-R-001000 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200