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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 10-160 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
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 Internal speaker 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 10-160 m 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW  
RF-output 2 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 90 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1958 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
355 × 203 × 230 mm
(13.98 × 7.99 × 9.06 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
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
2ea. 807 final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000003.5S SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007B WRL-/-GLOBE-CHIEF-000090(A)