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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
RF-output 2 W 5-100 W 2.5/0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-13V DC
Current RX 68 mA ? 20-100 mA
TX Max 600 mA ? 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PLL with thumbwheels. VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000014S JRC-JST-000125 YAESU-FT-000203R