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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 1.5-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more AM
< 1,5 MHz: 5 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 1 µV
SSB
< 1,5 MHz: 1 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 0,5 µV
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 7 / 13 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
SSB 4 / 8 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Wadley Loop ?
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz 1st: 2.5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2 W ? 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC Mains / 12 V DC / 8 × UM-1 cells 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 68 mA ? 380 mA max
TX 620 mA max - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
340 × 156 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.14 × 11.42 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarify control Reversable LCD
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S STANDARD-C-006500 BAOFENG-A000052