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General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 118-174 / 410-470 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output 2 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 68 mA Max 1 A ?
TX 620 mA max Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
124 × 36 × 101 mm
(4.88 × 1.42 × 3.98 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 428 gr (15.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S KENWOOD-TM-V000007A CRT-XENON