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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.5-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 5.5 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Analog readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S LOWE-SRX-000030 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008709-2