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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 160-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2 W ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 25/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC ? Mains
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? ?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000