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HF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.5 µV for 15 dB S/N ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 300 mW ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 40 mA ? 4 A
TX Max 200 mA ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000010Z STANDARD-C-000156 ICOM-IC-000732