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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output 1 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 12-16V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 68 mA ? 80 W
TX Max 600 mA 3-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 EDDYSTONE-000730/7