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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 / 20 / 40 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 1 - 2 µV
AM: 2 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 0.455 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15 / 20 / 40 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 6V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 40 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions ? 216 × 89 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.50 × 6.73 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-DC-000701 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002041 SONY-ICF-007700