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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2 W ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 12V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 68 mA 500mA 100 mA max
TX Max 600 mA - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
Keypad
Emergency alert
FM radio with 25 stations memory
CTCSS/DCS scanning
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000014S FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX YANTON-GT-000003