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

General

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  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  2m 
Freq. stability 5 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked in the US
1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
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Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz @ -6dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
W-FM: 150 kHz @ -6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion Superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 248.45 MHz
2nd: 38.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143-149 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 10 W @ 1.5 W input

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC internal (3R6) or 4.5-16V DC external Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX 39-150 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan/Philippines Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 56 × 102 × 23 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 0.91 in)
? 95 × 70 × 130 mm
(3.74 × 2.76 × 5.12 in)
Weight 145 gr (5.1 oz) without batteries ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 10 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bug detector
Speech descrambler
Internal ferrite bar for MW/SW reception
W-FM Stereo with headphones
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000003 NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 HEATHKIT-HA-000201