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HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.5 µV for 15 dB S/N ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 300 mW ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 7.2-9V DC (6×R6 / AA) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 40 mA 65 mA 0.3-0.7 A
TX Max 200 mA - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
64 × 149 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 5.87 × 1.77 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 250 gr (8.8 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000010Z RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000063 YAESU-FT-002800M