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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  ? ?
Freq. stability ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C ? ?
Tuning steps ? HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
150-8000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4-9.0V DC 4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX 68 mA ? 100-300 mA
TX 620 mA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
169 × 112 × 35 mm
(6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included 450 gr (15.9 oz) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S SONY-ICF-SW000030 SAILOR-000046TD