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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3 / 5 / 9 (10) / 50 kHz depending on range user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) Type 1 0.150-108 MHz
Type 2 0.150-29.995 / 87.6-108 MHz
Type 3 0.150-26.100 / 87.6-108 MHz
0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS LW/MW/SW/VHF: Dual conversion superheterodyne, FM: superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ 10% THD + earphone jack 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC TNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX 68 mA ? 80-100 mA
TX 620 mA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AC power adapter AC-D4
Rechargeable battery pack BP-23
Car battery cord DCC-127A, DCC-120 or DCC-240
Battery case EBP-6
Connecting cord RK-69A
VHF antenna AN-3
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MPN JIM-MX-000018S SONY-ICF-PRO-000070-(HI-SCAN) FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E