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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 0.3-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N ? FM: ≤ 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: ≤ 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2 W ? 5 / 15 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4-9.0V DC ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX 620 mA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 1938 and 1945 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 124 × 39 × 163 mm
(4.88 × 1.54 × 6.42 in)
Weight 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100XA CRT-MICRON