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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4-9.0V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC Mains
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX 620 mA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
?
Weight 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120