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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  17m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 11.2735 MHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2 W 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 9.5 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 68 mA 68 mA 200 mA (squelched)
TX Max 600 mA 620 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 790 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000014S JIM-MX-000018S GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410