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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? ± .0015%
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 110-174 / 410-500 MHz 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB or greater
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at less than 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 2 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 13.8V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX 68 mA Max 1 A 550-750 mA
TX 620 mA max Max 11.5 A 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S YAESU-FT-008500 HEATHKIT-VF-007401