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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.125 MHz 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.125 MHz 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2 W 1 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC 9.5V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 55 mA 68 mA 250 W max
TX Max 550 mA Max 600 mA 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1980 in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN MIZUHO-DC-000007X MIZUHO-MX-000006X KENWOOD-TS-000500