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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 0.54-1.6 / 4-12 / 30-50 / 88-108 / 147-174 MHz ?-? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC ?V DC 12V DC
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX 620 mA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 152 × 53 × 200 mm
(5.98 × 2.09 × 7.87 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

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-000018S LAFAYETTE-GUARDIAN-005000 LAFAYETTE-HA-000155