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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
11.2735 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 9.5 V DC
Current RX ~200 mA 68 mA
TX - 620 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 JIM-MX-000018S