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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) < 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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
> 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 2 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 5/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8V DC
Current RX 68 mA 100 W ?
TX Max 600 mA 400 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000021S SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N4