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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output 1 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC ? Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
100 × 50 × 180 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 630 gr (1.4 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S LAFAYETTE-MICRO-000003 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V