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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
0.5 µV on amateur bands
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Double conversion, 12 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
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Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC ? 6 or 12V DC or mains
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 195x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
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Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 330 gr (11.6 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) (shipping weight)
Form factor Handheld Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000006S WINRADIO-WR-G000315E MORROW-MB-000005