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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 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 0.01-30 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 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)
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 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
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 2A max 130-180 mA 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - 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 DRAKE-R-004245 ALINCO-DJ-X000011 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II