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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m 118-140 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) 0.75 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 2 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 11-14 V DC
Current RX 68 mA 100 W 300 mA max
TX Max 600 mA 400 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 1984 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
160 × 46 × 120 mm
(6.30 × 1.81 × 4.72 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000021S SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000532