|
New to Ham Radio?
My Profile
Community
Articles
Forums
News
Reviews
Friends Remembered
Speak Out
Strays
Survey Question
Operating
Contesting
DX Cluster Spots
Propagation
Resources
Calendar
Classifieds
Ham Exams
Ham Links
List Archives
News Articles
Product Reviews
QSL Managers
Site Info
eHam Help (FAQ)
Support the site
The eHam Team
Advertising Info
Vision Statement
About eHam.net
|
|
You can
write your own review of the Alinco DJ-X2000.
|
VK7ZJA
|
Rating: 3/5
|
Jan 29, 2005 14:27
|
Send this review to a friend
|
|
Not bad, but I was expecting more
|
Time owned: more than 12 months
|
This radio is well built, a little complex to use (but has a built in help feature that isn't too bad), loaded with features such as:
built in CTCSS decoder
built in descrambler (non-USA versions only)
near field flash-tune or frequency counter
'bug detector'
field strength meter
bandscope
and so on.
The flash-tune feature is nice, not quite as good as an Optoelectronics scout, and you do need to understand the limitations of such a feature.
The CTCSS decoder works very well, and the audio descrambler works fine, too.
Forget the bug detectors, they are pretty hopeless - novelty value only.
1200 memories - you'll never fill them all!
0.1 to 2000 MHz RX, all mode SSB FM AM WFM
Problems:
very slow scanning - 4 channels a second at best if scanning a mixed lot of frequencies.
Sensitivity begins to fall away after 250 MHz, and by 400 MHz it resembles a 1980s scanner in sensitivity 0.6uV. By 900 MHz is quite deaf 1.5uV. By 1300 MHz is profoundly deaf. Below 250 MHz sensitivity is fine, with a few anomolies here and there.
Given the price paid, you get a lot of features as standard (ie built in), but also for the price, I'd hoped to get better sensitivity and faster scanning.
|
|
If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions about Reviews,
please email your Reviews Manager.
|
|
|
|
|
