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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  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 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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
? 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 - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Li-Io pack) 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 11-15 V DC
Current RX 90 mA ? 500 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 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)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Bug detector. PC-programmable CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000007 YAESU-FT-000817ND ELAD-FDM-000077