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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output Internal speaker 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX 68 mA 100VA
TX Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S RCA-SC-000088