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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (VHF) / 30.825 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: ?/? W 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA 2 A
TX - 10 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 53 × 110 × 37 mm
(2.09 × 4.33 × 1.46 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000001 ALINCO-DR-000510T KENWOOD-TS-000850S