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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output 1 W 3 W 600 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 13.8V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX 68 mA ? 0.9 A
TX Max 600 mA ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? ?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) SAILOR-T002131