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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 225 - 399.995 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 575 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 225 - 399.995 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
RF-output 2 W FM: 4-20 W, AM: 2-5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC ? Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? ?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S MOTOROLA-LST-000005B MARCONI-CSR-000005