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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 3.5-4 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ? 70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 90 dB
Audio output ? ? Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 3.5-4 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output 2 W SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 13.8V DC 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX 68 mA Max 700 mA ?
TX 620 mA max Max 5 A 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000180 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO