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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS VXO. Max 2 XTALS Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10 m (50 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2 W 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 9.5V DC 4.5 V DC (3LR20)
Current RX 68 mA 68 mA ?
TX Max 600 mA Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000021S JIM-MX-000028S SONY-ICF-002001