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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity ? ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 W 3 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX 68 mA ? 2 A max
TX Max 600 mA ? 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Short message
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) HYTERA-TM-000610