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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869 / 896-956 MHz (USA) 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX 68 mA 460 mA 36W
TX Max 600 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
179 × 49 × 187 mm
(7.05 × 1.93 × 7.36 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002046 JRC-NRD-000302A