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

General

HAM bands 20m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM  
Sensitivity ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) - 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output 2 W ? 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 11-16.6V DC ?
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 1968 and 197x
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
70 × 180 × 50 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.97 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT ZODIAC-P-000504CH