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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
6 band SSB/CW transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (UK)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
2.5-4.1 / 5-8 / 10-15.1 / 18-22 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) - 1.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.5 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.5 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2 W ? 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 9 V DC, 6×AA 13.8 V DC
Current RX 68 mA 40-160 mA 180 mA
TX Max 600 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Canada
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
69 × 165 × 46 mm
(2.72 × 6.50 × 1.81 in)
?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 400 gr (14.1 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Kit

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Hyperscan (50 steps or 25 channels per second)
Priority channel
Monitor banks
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000037 YOUKITS-TJ000006A