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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB > 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) - 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 2 W ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC - Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Mains 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX 68 mA 8 W ?
TX Max 600 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
210 × 52 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.05 × 6.89 in)
59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000508 MOTOROLA-GP-000300