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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 25 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output 1 W 3 W PEP ±20% ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) Mains
Current RX 68 mA 55 mA max 35 W
TX Max 600 mA 125 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000006S SEMCOSET-SEMCO RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075