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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 12.5 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 53 × 110 × 37 mm
(2.09 × 4.33 × 1.46 in)
270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in clock
LED display
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000001 DLS-000070 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B