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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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  ? ?
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 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.54-30 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? 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)
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? 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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? 130-180 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? - 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 AOR-AR-008600 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 ALINCO-DJ-X000011