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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
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 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 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 ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz 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 ? Single conversion, 14 valves AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? 735 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 ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or Mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX Max 30 W ? 130-180 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter - 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 COLLINS-000095S-1A RCA-AR000088LF ALINCO-DJ-X000011