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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.405 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? DSP
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 2 W 4 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC ? 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX 620 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S KRACO-CB-DELUXE EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000