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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF receiver
Handheld 2-slot DMR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
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 +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
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 ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 19-165 MHz in 6 bands 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   FM   DMR  
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) Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.25 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.35 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
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
25 kHz (analog) / 12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion Single conversion superheterodyne ?
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
5.2 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW 2.5 W 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DMR  
RF-output - ? 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery) Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC) 7.4 V DC 1700 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX 130-180 mA 90 VA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
59 × 118 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 4.65 × 1.57 in)
Weight 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs) 256 gr (9.0 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 4000 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
? DMR Tier I and Tier II
1.77 inch TFT color LCD
VFO / MR Switch
Preprogrammable short messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000011 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II ALINCO-DJ-MD000005