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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) - 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 80-10 m 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 1 W 25 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 52-70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC External PSU (6 or 12 V DC / 67.5 V DC, 275 V DC / 300~600 V DC) Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 68 mA - 100 W
TX Max 600 mA ? 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000006X MORROW-MB-000565 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007B