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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability -7 ~ +3 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 130 kHz @ -6dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.155 MHz N-FM/AM, 10.7 MHz FM
3rd: 450 kHz N-FM/AM
? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Li-Io pack) 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11-15 V DC
Current RX 90 mA ? 500 mA max
TX - Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 103 gr (3.6 oz) with EBP58N 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. PC-programmable ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000007 YAESU-FT-008900R ELAD-FDM-000077