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General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 25-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 25-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 150 W (200 W high power option) 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-15V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 40 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
Weight ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-FX-000006 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 MAGNUM-S-000003