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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  160m 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 68 mA ?
TX 620 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? -
Accessories ? -
MPN JIM-MX-000018S SONY-AIR-000008A