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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz 1 Hz 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 0.15-1500 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
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 SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
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 ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 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 65dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 0.2W (8 ohm load) ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Drawn from ISA-bus 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX ? ? 130-180 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Headless Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 computer interface DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
- 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 WINRADIO-WR-001500E WINRADIO-WR-G000303E ALINCO-DJ-X000011