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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15 / 20 / 40 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 15 / 20 / 40 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 W 250 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 9.5V DC 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX ? 40 mA 500 mA
TX ? Max 180 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 1983 in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-DC-000701 MIZUHO-MX-000006 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT