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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 5 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
0.15-30 MHz 30-50 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX 39-150 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
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Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 KENWOOD-TS-000930S LAFAYETTE-PF-000030