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

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  2m  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) ± 1,5kHz +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10kHz by wheel, 5kHz including switch Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 2 m 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   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 better than 0.5 µV @ 20dB SN 70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity ? ± 7.5kHz at -6dB, ± 15kHz at -60dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double superheterodyne 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) 2 m 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output 2 W 0,15W (lo), 3W (hi) HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 6-12V, usable: min 7.5V 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX 68 mA 20mA (with squelch), 130mA (full volume) ?
TX 620 mA max 220mA (0.15W), 650mA (3W) 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
180 × 65 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 1.38 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 470 gr (1.0 lbs) Inclusing battery and antenna 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld 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 CTE-CT-001800 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO