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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
6m / 10m Transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C) ?
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 10-80 m + 30 m 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10m -> 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
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)
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m - 10m <- 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) - SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 50/100 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 130-180 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 5.20 kg (11.5 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
Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000401B ALINCO-DJ-X000011 KENWOOD-TV-000506