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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VFO or 12 × XTAL channels ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50/60 Ω 50/300Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA) Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX Max 150 mA ? 0.5 A
TX - - 21 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1975 and 1978
Dimensions 150 × 45 × 155 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
133.35 × 88.9 × 31.75 mm
(5.25 × 3.50 × 1.25 in)
?
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 54 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual time display. Sleep timer. Dual alarm. Scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000012S SANGEAN-ATS-000606A SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277