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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 338
AUD 779
EUR 279 ~ EUR 409
USD 237 ~ USD 483
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
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  2000m  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 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ?
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2150 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.1-2600 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.1-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.6V CW/SSB
5-900 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
900-2150 MHz: 1V AM, 2V NFM, 4V W-FM
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW ? kHz, AM/N-FM ? kHz, W-FM ? kHz -6 dB ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 814.5 /304.34 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 10-16V DC external 13.5V 15 %
Current RX 50-150 mA Max 0.7 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Two-mode bug detector
Instant search function locks onto the nearest, strongest signal
Frequency counter
160 seconds of digital recording
Speech descrambler (excluded in US version) CTCSS
Low power transceiver function
Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X002000 YAESU-VR-005000