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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2200 MHz 1.5-40 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 720 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-40 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6) or 9-14V DC external 20-28V DC Mains
Current RX 95-135 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 60 × 110 × 25 mm
(2.36 × 4.33 × 0.98 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
?
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232. Speech descrambler Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000005 CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 EDDYSTONE-000850/4