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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 15m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 m 0.54-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 280 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m - 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? 7.5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 50 mA
TX ? - 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 200x in Japan Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? ? 361 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-FX-000021 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E